Your fathers, where are they? And the prophets, do they live forever? : a novel

The bestselling author of The Circle delivers a tour de force of one man struggling to make sense of his country, seeking solutions the only way he knows how. A "story about someone who takes revenge against the world because he can't fathom how he fits into it.... This is a one-sitting read" ( USA Today ). What do you do when you’re full of questions: what happened to missions to the moon? Why spend a trillion dollars on war? Where did America go wrong? If you’re Thomas, a young man nursing migraines and a lack of direction, this calls for drastic action. To find some answers, Thomas kidnaps a NASA astronaut and brings him to an abandoned military base on the edge of the California coast. Then the questioning begins. The answers must be honest. The back and forth might even hurt. It might get uncomfortable. But eventually the truth will emerge. In A Barracks On An Abandoned Military Base, Miles From The Nearest Road, Thomas Watches As The Man He Has Brought Wakes Up. Kev, A Nasa Astronaut, Doesn't Recognize His Captor, Though Thomas Remembers Him. Kev Cries For Help. He Pulls At His Chain. But The Ocean Is Close By, And Nobody Can Hear Him Over The Waves And Wind. Thomas Apologizes. He Didn't Want To Have To Resort To This. But They Really Needed To Have A Conversation, And Kev Didn't Answer His Messages. And Now, If Kev Can Just Stop Yelling, Thomas Has A Few Questions. Kev, A Nasa Astronaut, Has Been Kidnapped And Chained To A Post In An Empty Hangar In Fort Ord, An Abandoned Military Base On The California Coast. The Ocean Is Close By, And Nobody Can Hear Him Over The Waves And Wind. Thomas Didn't Want To Resort To This, But They Really Need To Have A Conversation, And Kev Didn't Answer His Messages. Now, If Kev Can Just Stop Yelling, Thomas Has A Few Questions.... Dave Eggers. This Is A Borzoi Book. From Dave Eggers, bestselling author of The Circle , a tightly-controlled, emotionally searching novel. Your Fathers, Where Are They? And the Prophets, Do They Live Forever? is the formally daring, brilliantly executed story of one man, struggling to make sense of his country, seeking answers the only way he knows how. In a barracks on an abandoned military base, miles from the nearest road, Thomas watches as the man he has brought wakes up. Kev, a NASA astronaut, doesn't recognize his captor, though Thomas remembers him. Kev cries for help. He pulls at his chain. But the ocean is close by, and nobody can hear him over the waves and wind. Thomas apologizes. He didn't want to have to resort to this. But they really needed to have a conversation, and Kev didn't answer his messages. And now, if Kev can just stop yelling, Thomas has a few questions. From Dave Eggers, best-selling author of The Circle, a tightly controlled, emotionally searching novel. Your Fathers, Where Are They? And the Prophets, Do They Live Forever? is the formally daring, brilliantly executed story of one man struggling to make sense of his country, seeking answers the only way he knows how. In a barracks on an abandoned military base, miles from the nearest road, Thomas watches as the man he has brought wakes up. Kev, a NASA astronaut, doesn't recognize his captor, though Thomas remembers him. Kev cries for help. He pulls at his chain. But the ocean is close by, and nobody can hear him over the waves and wind. Thomas apologizes. He didn't want to have to resort to this. But they really needed to have a conversation, and Kev didn't answer his messages. And now, if Kev can just stop yelling, Thomas has a few questions. In a barracks on an abandoned military base, miles from the nearest road, Thomas watches as the man he has brought wakes up. Kev, a NASA astronaut, doesn't recognize his captor, though Thomas remembers him. Kev cries for help. He pulls at the chain. But the ocean is close by, and nobody can hear him over the waves and wind. Thomas apologizes. Thomas, a man in search of answers, interrogates a varied group of people he has captured, including an astronaut, a policeman, and his own mother, in his quest to resolve questions concerning injustices