This Is Not Civilization (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780618562060)

In the tradition of Prague and White Teeth, This Is Not Civilization is an inspired, sweeping debut novel that hopscotches from Arizona to Central Asia to Istanbul with a well-meaning, if misguided, young Peace Corps volunteer. Jeff Hartig lies at the center of this modern take on the American-abroad tale, which brings together four people from vastly different backgrounds, each struggling with the push and pull of home. A young Apache, Adam Dale, forsakes the reservation for the promise of a world he knows little about. Anarbek Tashtanaliev, of post-Soviet Kyrgyzstan, operates a cheese factory that no longer produces cheese. Nazira, his daughter, strains against the confines of their village's age-old traditions.
With captivating insight, realism, and humor, Robert Rosenberg delivers a sensitive story about the cost of trying to do good in the world.

Author: Robert Rosenberg
ISBN-10: 0618562060
ISBN-13: 9780618562060
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Language: English
Published: 04/12/2005
Pages: 293
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.83lbs
Size: 8.74h x 6.64w x 0.81d

Review Citation(s):
New York Times 05/01/2005 pg. 28