Right of Thirst by Frank Huyler
Reeling from his wife's slow, painful death, cardiologist Charles Anderson volunteers to work as the doctor in a refugee camp, in a poverty-stricken Islamic country. But when the refugees never arrive and tensions rise to dangerous proportions as bombs fall, he finds that even his altruistic intentions don't follow their planned course.
"DrHuyler's writing is quiet, precise, spellbinding from beginning to end … Easily holds with the best contemporary fiction." * The New York Times *
“Breathtakingly vivid…scrupulous and severe in its allegiance to truth-telling.” * The Times Literary Supplement *
“A fascinating and heartbreaking meditation on healing and motivation … Even when there's nothing happening in this beautifully austere novel, Huyler provides readers with plenty to ponder.” * Minneapolis Star Tribune *
"Frank Huyler creates a thrilling drama out of a few well-chosen elements." * Harper's Magazine *
"Sturdy and evocative." * Publishers Weekly *
"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 *
"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 *
“Breathtakingly vivid…scrupulous and severe in its allegiance to truth-telling.” * The Times Literary Supplement *
“A fascinating and heartbreaking meditation on healing and motivation … Even when there's nothing happening in this beautifully austere novel, Huyler provides readers with plenty to ponder.” * Minneapolis Star Tribune *
"Frank Huyler creates a thrilling drama out of a few well-chosen elements." * Harper's Magazine *
"Sturdy and evocative." * Publishers Weekly *
"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 *
"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 *
An emergency physician in Albuquerque, New Mexico, Frank Huyler is the author of the essay collection The Blood of Strangers as well as the novel The Laws of Invisible Things. He grew up in Iran, Brazil, and Japan.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781851687343 |
| ISBN 10 | 1851687343 |
| Title | Right of Thirst |
| Author | Frank Huyler |
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| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Oneworld Publications |
| Year published | 2010-02-01 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
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