Preparation for the Next Life

by Atticus Lish · first published 2015

For the novel's 2025 film adaptation, see Preparation for the Next Life (film). Preparation for the Next Life is a 2014 work of fiction by American author Atticus Lish. It won the 2015 PEN/Faulkner Award for Fiction, and the 2016 Grand Prix de Littérature Américaine. The judges of the 2015 PEN/Faulkner Award praised the book for its blend of documentary detail and "incantation," stating that it "scours and illuminates the vast, traumatized America that lives, works and loves outside the castle gates." It was adapted into a film by Bing Liu, which is set to be released in September 2025.

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Original language:

English

Reader rating:

★ 4.0 / 5 (1 on Open Library)

Year page:

2015