About the author
Rachel Kushner is an American novelist and essayist whose work combines political systems, subcultures, labour, crime, and narrators whose intelligence does not make them neutral observers.
Telex from Cuba, The Flamethrowers, and The Mars Room preceded Creation Lake. Her novels have moved through revolutionary Cuba, the New York art world, motorcycle culture, prison, and covert political work.
Where to start
Start with Creation Lake for an infiltration novel, The Mars Room for prison and California, or The Flamethrowers for art, industry, and radical politics.
