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2003 novel by Norman Rush

Mortals
AuthorNorman Rush
PublisherAlfred A. Knopf
Publication dateMay 27, 2003

Mortals is the second novel by American author Norman Rush, and was published in 2003. The close third-person narrative follows Ray Finch, an American anthropology CIA agent student in Botswana after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Ray suspects his beloved wife Iris of an affair with Davis Morel, a Harvard-educated eclectic medicine practitioner and anti-theist with a mission to rid Africa of religion, Christianity in particular.

According to Book Marks, the book received a "positive" consensus based on 12 critic reviews: six "rave", one "positive", and five "mixed".

References

  1. Mars-Jones, Adam (July 26, 2003). "Observer review: Mortals by Norman Rush". The Observer. Archived from the original on October 6, 2024. Retrieved September 26, 2019 – via www.theguardian.com.
  2. "Mortals by Norman Rush: 9780679737117 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books". PenguinRandomhouse.com. Archived from the original on October 6, 2024. Retrieved September 26, 2019.
  3. Updike, John (May 26, 2003). "Botswana Blues". The New Yorker – via www.newyorker.com.
  4. "Mortals". Book Marks. Archived from the original on October 6, 2024. Retrieved May 7, 2020.
  5. "Bookmarks Selections". Bookmarks. Archived from the original on July 8, 2007. Retrieved January 14, 2023.
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