?O?Brien?s first novel in two decades was well worth the wait. . . . In the age of ?mythomania,? O?Brien takes aim at the lies that power this country, and how and why they sustain us. America Fantastica peers straight into the dark heart of the American psyche, and it's unafraid of the comedy and tragedy staring back.? ? Esquire, Best Books of the FallAn American Master returns: the author of The Things They Carried delivers his first new novel in two decades, a brilliant and rollicking odyssey, in which a bank robbery sparks ?a satirical romp through a country plagued by deceit? (Kirkus, starred review)At 11:34 a.m. one Saturday in August 2019, Boyd Halverson strode into Community National Bank in Northern California.?How much is on hand, would you say?? he asked the teller. ?I?ll want it all.??You?re robbing me??He revealed...
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