Right of Thirst (P.S.) - Softcover

Huyler, Frank

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0061687545 ISBN 13: 9780061687549

Publisher: Harper Perennial, 2009

Synopsis

Shattered by his wife's death, and by his own role in it, successful cardiologist Charles Anderson volunteers to assist with earthquake relief in an impoverished Islamic country in a constant state of conflict with its neighbor. But when the refugees he's come to help do not appear and artillery begins to fall in the distance along the border, the story takes an unexpected turn.

This haunting, resonant tour de force about one man's desire to live a moral life offers a moving exploration of the tensions between poverty and wealth, the ethics of intervention, the deep cultural differences that divide the world, and the essential human similarities that unite it.

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Review:

"He writes in a surgical fashion-with precision and care, making no sudden metaphorical movements. Huyler's protagonist resists easy answers or self-congratulatory axioms in examining the ethics of humanitarian intervention -- The New Yorker

"A book to treasure. It is a riveting tale of our time, at once haunting and inspiring, provocative and insightful. It will stay with me for a long time."--Tom Brokaw

"Right of Thirst is a book to treasure. It is a riveting tale of our time, at once haunting and inspiring, provocative and insightful. It will stay with me for a long time."--Tom Brokaw

"Resonant. . . . vivid and compassionate. . . . A timely, disquieting reflection on mortality, war and the startling dichotomy between the affluent West and the impoverished Third World."--Kirkus Reviews

"It's brilliant, start to finish. The voice is an achievement, and the world of emotion he delivers. It's solid-so solid it reminds me of a mature Hemingway. . . . It's clear and deep and wise."--Stewart O'Nan, author of Songs for the Missing, on RIGHT OF THIRST

"He writes in a surgical fashion--with precision and care, making no sudden metaphorical movements. Huyler's protagonist resists easy answers or self-congratulatory axioms in examining the ethics of humanitarian intervention--The New Yorker

"Brilliant, start to finish. . . . It's clear and deep and wise, and very few contemporary novels can make that claim."--Stewart O'Nan, author of Songs for the Missing

"Lyrical, moving, gripping. . . . A dark, compelling story about moral ambition and its pitfalls-a necessary book for this moment in America's imperial history."--Andrew Solomon, author of the National Book Award-winning The Noonday Demon

"Dr. Huyler's writing is quiet, precise, spellbinding from beginning to end. . . . Easily holds with the best contemporary fiction."--Abigail Zuger, New York Times

It s brilliant, start to finish. The voice is an achievement, and the world of emotion he delivers. It s solid-so solid it reminds me of a mature Hemingway. . . . It s clear and deep and wise. --Stewart O'Nan, author of Songs for the Missing, on RIGHT OF THIRST"

Book Description:

How far would you go to live a moral life?

A compellingly intelligent story about moral ambition and its pitfalls, following the journey of a Western doctor trying to make a difference in a stricken Islamic community.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Publication date: 2009
• ISBN 10: 0061687545
• ISBN 13: 9780061687549
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384