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The Submission
The Submission
Author: Amy Waldman
A jury chooses a memorial for the victims of a devastating terrorist attack on Manhattan, only to learn that the anonymous designer is an American Muslim -- an enigmatic architect named Mohammad Khan. His selection reverberates across a divided, traumatized country and, more intimately, through individual lives. Claire Burwell, the sole widow on...  more »
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ISBN-13: 9781250007575
ISBN-10: 1250007577
Publication Date: 6/5/2012
Pages: 336
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Publisher: Picador
Book Type: Paperback
Other Versions: Hardcover
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When the winning designer of the anonymous 9/11 memorial contest is revealed to be an American Muslim, a firestorm erupts among the media, politicians, victim families, artists and the jury panel. Midway through the novel I found myself not connecting with architect, the widow, or the detractors. I think this was the intention of the author, so that each argument and point of view would have equal weight. The novel really picks up when undocumented immigrant 9/11 widow Asma Anwar speaks at the public hearing. The action that follows is sad yet predictable. Nice epilogue. Powerful story. Great for a book club.


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