And this slim, intense novel is the rare book that lives up to its pre-publication hype.” - Los Angeles Times “Certain literary circles have been buzzing about R.O. “A juicy look at campus mores…Kwon delivers a poignant and powerful look into the millenial mindset.”- NPR Books It makes a space, and then steps away to let the mystery in.”- The New Yorker “ a fairy-tale quality reminiscent of Donna Tartt’s The Secret History… the rare depiction of belief that doesn’t kill the thing it aspires to by trying too hard. “Scintillating… Kwon writes dazzlingly about the bewilderment of desire.” - O, the Oprah Magazine “A singular version of the campus novel…a story about spiritual uncertainty and about the fierce and undisciplined desire of young characters to find something luminous to light their way through their lives.”- NPR’s “Fresh Air” Kwon as a major talent.”- Financial Times “A pulsating, hypnotic debut novel… The Incendiaries packs a disruptive charge, and introduces R.O. “Kwon is a writer of many talents, and The Incendiaries is a debut of dark, startling beauty.”- San Francisco Chronicle
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