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- Brand New: A new, unread, unused book in perfect condition with no missing or damaged pages. See all condition definitionsopens in a new window or tab
- Original Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781640093737
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Product Identifiers
Publisher
Counterpoint Press
ISBN-10
1640093737
ISBN-13
9781640093737
eBay Product ID (ePID)
15038437630
Product Key Features
Book Title
Zero Zone : a Novel
Number of Pages
320 Pages
Language
English
Publication Year
2020
Topic
Contemporary Women, Thrillers / General, Literary
Genre
Fiction
Format
Hardcover
Dimensions
Item Height
1.1 in
Item Weight
19.6 Oz
Item Length
9.3 in
Item Width
6.3 in
Additional Product Features
Intended Audience
Trade
LCCN
2020-001930
Dewey Edition
23
Reviews
Praise for Zero Zone "Harrowing, dexterous . . . With a noir tone and a rich assortment of characters whose lives unfold in chapters pared down to their essentials, the novel transforms a would-be abstract meditation on the influence of art into a vital, deeply engaging work. Writing with verve and precision, O'Connor serves up a thoughtful, original thriller." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review "Magnetic . . . O'Connor dovetails Jess's perspective with those of the Zero Zone survivors, excavating the truth like an archaeologist unearthing a skeleton. Recommended forfans of Ann Patchett's Bel Canto ." -- Booklist "After finishing this cinematic novel, readers will be compelled to start again at page one to discover how O'Connor pieces together his suspenseful, incredibly well-written narrative." -- Library Journal (starred review) "Scott O'Connor's Zero Zone sets itself apart from the literary thriller pack thanks to its highly original premise and empathetic range . . . O'Connor once again plumbs the depths of trauma with careful attention to psychological detail . . . O'Connor excels at sympathetically depicting the extremes of human thought, building careful psychological portraits of characters yearning for something like transcendence . . . While it builds to a suitably harrowing climax, Zero Zone quickly reveals itself to be a meditation on art in the body of a thriller . . . Zero Zone is a surprising literary thriller about art and damaged people in the traumatic aftermath of a cult-like experience at a desert art installation that ended in violence." --Hank Stephenson, Shelf Awareness " Zero Zone held me from the first page with its precise prose and willingness to interrogate deeply what art can and cannot do for us--and to us. Scott O'Connor has written a profound novel about the human search for transcendence and meaning in our often alienated and confusing lives--and it's full of suspense and mystery, with a gaze that's wonderfully cinematic. I can't stop thinking about it!" --Edan Lepucki, author of California "Scott O'Connor's new novel is a tour de force, an elegy to a lost time and forgotten city--the Los Angeles of the 1970s--which burns with artistic longing and cultural politics that are just as relevant and necessary today. With an innovative structure and a cast of dynamic characters, Zero Zone takes you on a journey that makes the world disappear while opening a new space, a possibility beyond what I thought of. O'Connor will make you feel like a time traveler: you won't want to go back home; you won't want this wonderful book to end." --Rachel M. Harper, author of Brass Ankle Blues and This Side of Providence "A mesmerizing, prismatic, noir-inflected thriller about the intersection between trauma and art. O'Connor is a clear-eyed, compassionate writer, and this is a dazzlingly human haunted house of a book." --Ben Loory, author of Tales of Falling and Flying Praise for Scott O'Connor and his previous works "O'Connor writes with vivid descriptive detail and acute psychological insight, as well as flashes of searing, wry humor and occasional moments that simply break your heart." -- The Boston Globe "[A] beautiful literary thriller, as political and philosophical as Graham Greene's strongest work." -- The Los Angeles Review of Books "Scott O'Connor speaks softly and somehow manages to make something beautiful of unspeakable matters . . . a voice so insistently stirring, you want to lean in close to catch every word." -- The New York Times Book Review, Praise for Zero Zone " Zero Zone is a pounding thriller that also takes on questions about creation, the ownership of art, and the vague lines of responsibility between those whose lives have been bonded in tragedy." --Dwyer Murphy, CrimeReads "Harrowing, dexterous . . . With a noir tone and a rich assortment of characters whose lives unfold in chapters pared down to their essentials, the novel transforms a would-be abstract meditation on the influence of art into a vital, deeply engaging work. Writing with verve and precision, O''Connor serves up a thoughtful, original thriller." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review "Magnetic . . . O''Connor dovetails Jess''s perspective with those of the Zero Zone survivors, excavating the truth like an archaeologist unearthing a skeleton. Recommended for fans of Ann Patchett''s Bel Canto ." -- Booklist "After finishing this cinematic novel, readers will be compelled to start again at page one to discover how O''Connor pieces together his suspenseful, incredibly well-written narrative." -- Library Journal (starred review) "Scott O''Connor''s Zero Zone sets itself apart from the literary thriller pack thanks to its highly original premise and empathetic range . . . O''Connor once again plumbs the depths of trauma with careful attention to psychological detail . . . O''Connor excels at sympathetically depicting the extremes of human thought, building careful psychological portraits of characters yearning for something like transcendence . . . While it builds to a suitably harrowing climax, Zero Zone quickly reveals itself to be a meditation on art in the body of a thriller . . . Zero Zone is a surprising literary thriller about art and damaged people in the traumatic aftermath of a cult-like experience at a desert art installation that ended in violence." --Hank Stephenson, Shelf Awareness " Zero Zone held me from the first page with its precise prose and willingness to interrogate deeply what art can and cannot do for us--and to us. Scott O''Connor has written a profound novel about the human search for transcendence and meaning in our often alienated and confusing lives--and it''s full of suspense and mystery, with a gaze that''s wonderfully cinematic. I can''t stop thinking about it!" --Edan Lepucki, author of California "Scott O''Connor''s new novel is a tour de force, an elegy to a lost time and forgotten city--the Los Angeles of the 1970s--which burns with artistic longing and cultural politics that are just as relevant and necessary today. With an innovative structure and a cast of dynamic characters, Zero Zone takes you on a journey that makes the world disappear while opening a new space, a possibility beyond what I thought of. O''Connor will make you feel like a time traveler: you won''t want to go back home; you won''t want this wonderful book to end." --Rachel M. Harper, author of Brass Ankle Blues and This Side of Providence "A mesmerizing, prismatic, noir-inflected thriller about the intersection between trauma and art. O''Connor is a clear-eyed, compassionate writer, and this is a dazzlingly human haunted house of a book." --Ben Loory, author of Tales of Falling and Flying Praise for Scott O''Connor and his previous works "O''Connor writes with vivid descriptive detail and acute psychological insight, as well as flashes of searing, wry humor and occasional moments that simply break your heart." -- The Boston Globe "[A] beautiful literary thriller, as political and philosophical as Graham Greene''s strongest work." -- The Los Angeles Review of Books "Scott O''Connor speaks softly and somehow manages to make something beautiful of unspeakable matters . . . a voice so insistently stirring, you want to lean in close to catch every word." -- The New York Times Book Review, Praise for Zero Zone "Harrowing, dexterous . . . With a noir tone and a rich assortment of characters whose lives unfold in chapters pared down to their essentials, the novel transforms a would-be abstract meditation on the influence of art into a vital, deeply engaging work. Writing with verve and precision, O'Connor serves up a thoughtful, original thriller." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review "After finishing this cinematic novel, readers will be compelled to start again at page one to discover how O'Connor pieces together his suspenseful, incredibly well-written narrative." -- Library Journal (starred review) " Zero Zone held me from the first page with its precise prose and willingness to interrogate deeply what art can and cannot do for us--and to us. Scott O'Connor has written a profound novel about the human search for transcendence and meaning in our often alienated and confusing lives--and it's full of suspense and mystery, with a gaze that's wonderfully cinematic. I can't stop thinking about it!" --Edan Lepucki, author of California "Scott O'Connor's new novel is a tour de force, an elegy to a lost time and forgotten city--the Los Angeles of the 1970s--which burns with artistic longing and cultural politics that are just as relevant and necessary today. With an innovative structure and a cast of dynamic characters, Zero Zone takes you on a journey that makes the world disappear while opening a new space, a possibility beyond what I thought of. O'Connor will make you feel like a time traveler: you won't want to go back home; you won't want this wonderful book to end." --Rachel M. Harper, author of Brass Ankle Blues and This Side of Providence "A mesmerizing, prismatic, noir-inflected thriller about the intersection between trauma and art. O'Connor is a clear-eyed, compassionate writer, and this is a dazzlingly human haunted house of a book." --Ben Loory, author of Tales of Falling and Flying Praise for Scott O'Connor and his previous works "O'Connor writes with vivid descriptive detail and acute psychological insight, as well as flashes of searing, wry humor and occasional moments that simply break your heart." -- The Boston Globe "[A] beautiful literary thriller, as political and philosophical as Graham Greene's strongest work." -- The Los Angeles Review of Books "Scott O'Connor speaks softly and somehow manages to make something beautiful of unspeakable matters . . . a voice so insistently stirring, you want to lean in close to catch every word." -- The New York Times Book Review "O'Connor's spare prose amplifies the horror of his story. It also compels the reader to inhabit his characters' lives." -- Booklist (starred review) "The reader is immediately drawn in . . . as O'Connor shows, our vices are what make us so delicately and chaotically human. A catalog of imperfections neatly packaged within a book." -- Kirkus Reviews, Praise for Zero Zone " Zero Zone held me from the first page with its precise prose and willingness to interrogate deeply what art can and cannot do for us--and to us. Scott O'Connor has written a profound novel about the human search for transcendence and meaning in our often alienated and confusing lives--and it's full of suspense and mystery, with a gaze that's wonderfully cinematic. I can't stop thinking about it!" --Edan Lepucki, author of California "Scott O'Connor's new novel is a tour de force, an elegy to a lost time and forgotten city--the Los Angeles of the 1970s--which burns with artistic longing and cultural politics that are just as relevant and necessary today. With an innovative structure and a cast of dynamic characters, Zero Zone takes you on a journey that makes the world disappear while opening a new space, a possibility beyond what I thought of. O'Connor will make you feel like a time traveler: you won't want to go back home; you won't want this wonderful book to end." --Rachel M. Harper, author of Brass Ankle Blues and This Side of Providence Praise for A Perfect Universe "The 10 stories gathered here are remarkable in their simplicity . . . With the popularity of short story collections on the rise, O'Connor's addition to the ranks stands out and shines." -- Booklist (starred review) "The reader is immediately drawn in . . . as O'Connor shows, our vices are what make us so delicately and chaotically human. A catalog of imperfections neatly packaged within a book." -- Kirkus Reviews "I sat down to read the first story in A Perfect Universe , only to look up several hours later having read the entire book in a single sitting. I fell in love with these characters from the first page. The storytelling in this book--tender and attentive, starkly poetic and always surprising--moved me at every turn." --Attica Locke, author of Bluebird, Bluebird and Heaven, My Home Praise for Half World "O'Connor writes with vivid descriptive detail and acute psychological insight, as well as flashes of searing, wry humor and occasional moments that simply break your heart." -- The Boston Globe "[A] beautiful literary thriller, as political and philosophical as Graham Greene's strongest work." -- The Los Angeles Review of Books "O'Connor's spare prose amplifies the horror of his story. It also compels the reader to inhabit his characters' lives. Half World is a stunningly grim and emotionally harrowing read and an astute and evocative portrayal of government paranoia during the Cold War and Vietnam War eras." -- Booklist (starred review) Praise for Untouchable "Scott O'Connor speaks softly and somehow manages to make something beautiful of unspeakable matters . . . a voice so insistently stirring, you want to lean in close to catch every word." -- The New York Times Book Review "Once in a very long time, a book comes along that resonates and sings with heart. It's characters so real you want to touch them, hug them. Their peril so well told you are filled with fear as you are a mere observer of their adventure. You find yourself holding your breath as you read the last pages of the story for all could be lost or won in the confines of this bound paper. And when it is over you wish you could read it all for the first time, again. That is how good this book is." -- Crimespree magazine, Praise for Zero Zone "Harrowing, dexterous . . . With a noir tone and a rich assortment of characters whose lives unfold in chapters pared down to their essentials, the novel transforms a would-be abstract meditation on the influence of art into a vital, deeply engaging work. Writing with verve and precision, O'Connor serves up a thoughtful, original thriller." -- Publishers Weekly , starred review "Magnetic . . . O'Connor dovetails Jess's perspective with those of the Zero Zone survivors, excavating the truth like an archaeologist unearthing a skeleton. Recommended for fans of Ann Patchett's Bel Canto ." -- Booklist "After finishing this cinematic novel, readers will be compelled to start again at page one to discover how O'Connor pieces together his suspenseful, incredibly well-written narrative." -- Library Journal (starred review) " Zero Zone held me from the first page with its precise prose and willingness to interrogate deeply what art can and cannot do for us--and to us. Scott O'Connor has written a profound novel about the human search for transcendence and meaning in our often alienated and confusing lives--and it's full of suspense and mystery, with a gaze that's wonderfully cinematic. I can't stop thinking about it!" --Edan Lepucki, author of California "Scott O'Connor's new novel is a tour de force, an elegy to a lost time and forgotten city--the Los Angeles of the 1970s--which burns with artistic longing and cultural politics that are just as relevant and necessary today. With an innovative structure and a cast of dynamic characters, Zero Zone takes you on a journey that makes the world disappear while opening a new space, a possibility beyond what I thought of. O'Connor will make you feel like a time traveler: you won't want to go back home; you won't want this wonderful book to end." --Rachel M. Harper, author of Brass Ankle Blues and This Side of Providence "A mesmerizing, prismatic, noir-inflected thriller about the intersection between trauma and art. O'Connor is a clear-eyed, compassionate writer, and this is a dazzlingly human haunted house of a book." --Ben Loory, author of Tales of Falling and Flying Praise for Scott O'Connor and his previous works "O'Connor writes with vivid descriptive detail and acute psychological insight, as well as flashes of searing, wry humor and occasional moments that simply break your heart." -- The Boston Globe "[A] beautiful literary thriller, as political and philosophical as Graham Greene's strongest work." -- The Los Angeles Review of Books "Scott O'Connor speaks softly and somehow manages to make something beautiful of unspeakable matters . . . a voice so insistently stirring, you want to lean in close to catch every word." -- The New York Times Book Review "O'Connor's spare prose amplifies the horror of his story. It also compels the reader to inhabit his characters' lives." -- Booklist (starred review) "The reader is immediately drawn in . . . as O'Connor shows, our vices are what make us so delicately and chaotically human. A catalog of imperfections neatly packaged within a book." -- Kirkus Reviews, Praise for Zero Zone "After finishing this cinematic novel, readers will be compelled to start again at page one to discover how O'Connor pieces together his suspenseful, incredibly well-written narrative." -- Library Journal (starred review) " Zero Zone held me from the first page with its precise prose and willingness to interrogate deeply what art can and cannot do for us--and to us. Scott O'Connor has written a profound novel about the human search for transcendence and meaning in our often alienated and confusing lives--and it's full of suspense and mystery, with a gaze that's wonderfully cinematic. I can't stop thinking about it!" --Edan Lepucki, author of California "Scott O'Connor's new novel is a tour de force, an elegy to a lost time and forgotten city--the Los Angeles of the 1970s--which burns with artistic longing and cultural politics that are just as relevant and necessary today. With an innovative structure and a cast of dynamic characters, Zero Zone takes you on a journey that makes the world disappear while opening a new space, a possibility beyond what I thought of. O'Connor will make you feel like a time traveler: you won't want to go back home; you won't want this wonderful book to end." --Rachel M. Harper, author of Brass Ankle Blues and This Side of Providence Praise for A Perfect Universe "The 10 stories gathered here are remarkable in their simplicity . . . With the popularity of short story collections on the rise, O'Connor's addition to the ranks stands out and shines." -- Booklist (starred review) "The reader is immediately drawn in . . . as O'Connor shows, our vices are what make us so delicately and chaotically human. A catalog of imperfections neatly packaged within a book." -- Kirkus Reviews "I sat down to read the first story in A Perfect Universe , only to look up several hours later having read the entire book in a single sitting. I fell in love with these characters from the first page. The storytelling in this book--tender and attentive, starkly poetic and always surprising--moved me at every turn." --Attica Locke, author of Bluebird, Bluebird and Heaven, My Home Praise for Half World "O'Connor writes with vivid descriptive detail and acute psychological insight, as well as flashes of searing, wry humor and occasional moments that simply break your heart." -- The Boston Globe "[A] beautiful literary thriller, as political and philosophical as Graham Greene's strongest work." -- The Los Angeles Review of Books "O'Connor's spare prose amplifies the horror of his story. It also compels the reader to inhabit his characters' lives. Half World is a stunningly grim and emotionally harrowing read and an astute and evocative portrayal of government paranoia during the Cold War and Vietnam War eras." -- Booklist (starred review) Praise for Untouchable "Scott O'Connor speaks softly and somehow manages to make something beautiful of unspeakable matters . . . a voice so insistently stirring, you want to lean in close to catch every word." -- The New York Times Book Review "Once in a very long time, a book comes along that resonates and sings with heart. It's characters so real you want to touch them, hug them. Their peril so well told you are filled with fear as you are a mere observer of their adventure. You find yourself holding your breath as you read the last pages of the story for all could be lost or won in the confines of this bound paper. And when it is over you wish you could read it all for the first time, again. That is how good this book is." -- Crimespree magazine
Dewey Decimal
813.6
Synopsis
A literary thriller about an infamous desert art installation, the cult it inspired, and the search for a missing young woman that is "cinematic . . . readers will be compelled to start again at page one to discover how O'Connor pieces together his suspenseful, incredibly well-written narrative" ( Library Journal , starred review). Los Angeles, the late 1970s: Jess Shepard is an installation artist who creates environments that focus on light and space, often leading to intense sensory experiences for visitors to her work. A run of critically lauded projects peaks with Zero Zone, an installation at the once upon a time site of nuclear bomb testing in the New Mexico desert. But when a small group of travelers experience what they perceive as a religious awakening inside Zero Zone, they barricade themselves in the installation until authorities are forced to intervene. That violent showdown becomes a media sensation, and its aftermath follows Jess wherever she goes. Devastated by the attack and the distortion of her art, Jess retreats from the world. Unable to work, Jess unravels mentally and emotionally, plagued by a nagging uncertainty as to her culpability for what happened. Three years later, a survivor from Zero Zone comes looking for Jess, who must move past her self imposed isolation to face down her fears and recover her art and possibly her life from a violent cult intent of making it their own., A literary thriller about an infamous desert art installation, the cult it inspired, and the search for a missing young woman that is "cinematic . . . readers will be compelled to start again at page one to discover how O'Connor pieces together his suspenseful, incredibly well-written narrative" ( Library Journal , starred review). Los Angeles, the late 1970s- Jess Shepard is an installation artist who creates environments that focus on light and space, often leading to intense sensory experiences for visitors to her work. A run of critically lauded projects peaks with Zero Zone, an installation at the once upon a time site of nuclear bomb testing in the New Mexico desert. But when a small group of travelers experience what they perceive as a religious awakening inside Zero Zone, they barricade themselves in the installation until authorities are forced to intervene. That violent showdown becomes a media sensation, and its aftermath follows Jess wherever she goes. Devastated by the attack and the distortion of her art, Jess retreats from the world. Unable to work, Jess unravels mentally and emotionally, plagued by a nagging uncertainty as to her culpability for what happened. Three years later, a survivor from Zero Zone comes looking for Jess, who must move past her self imposed isolation to face down her fears and recover her art and possibly her life from a violent cult intent of making it their own., From Barnes & Noble Discover Great New Writers Award winner Scott O'Connor comes a literary thriller about an infamous desert art installation, the cult it inspired, and a series of violent events. Los Angeles, the late 1970s: Jess Shepard is an installation artist who creates environments that focus on light and space, often leading to intense sensory experiences for visitors to her work. A run of critically lauded projects peaks with Zero Zone, an installation at the former site of nuclear bomb testing in the New Mexico desert. But what begins as a vehicle for healing, soon becomes the flashpoint for a violent confrontation between a small group of fanatics experiencing what they perceive as a religious awakening within Zero Zone and the authorities. Devastated and haunted by the events in the desert and the ensuing media attention, Jess retreats from the world. Unable to work, she unravels mentally and emotionally, plagued by a nagging uncertainty as to her culpability for what transpired in her creation. Three years later, a survivor from Zero Zone comes calling, compelling Jess to face down her fears and recover her art--and possibly her life--from the violent cult intent of making it their own.
LC Classification Number
PS3615.C595Z47 2020
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