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One of his six favorite books, as shared at The Week magazine:
Redemption Falls by Joseph O'ConnorRead about the other entries on the list.
This 1998 novel is a wonderfully imagined story set in a violent post–Civil War America peopled with extraordinary characters. It's beautifully crafted, bleak, and operatic.
See a different list of Ciarán Hinds' six best books.
--Marshal Zeringue