{"product_id":"god-went-like-that-a-novel-paperback-softback-9780810146020","title":"God Went Like That; A Novel (Paperback \/ softback) 9780810146020","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eGod Went Like That\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eA Novel\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eYxta Maya Murray (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9780810146020, Northwestern University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 15 March 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e200 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.6 x 15.1 x 1.3 cm, 0.255 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cem\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e“Yxta Maya Murray’s writing is a gift, and in \u003ci\u003eGod Went Like That\u003c\/i\u003e she is at the height of her powers. This tale of Southern California’s long-hidden nuclear catastrophe is a deeply compassionate, intimate, and powerfully human work. With erudition, wit, wordplay, and an appropriate dose of outrage, Murray takes us on a dreamlike journey into lives turned upside down by the hubris of science. This is a beautiful and haunting book.” —Héctor Tobar, author of \u003ci\u003eThe Last Great Road Bum\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e“A noted legal scholar and an accomplished novelist, Yxta Maya Murray has perfected a kind of writing that combines innovative fiction with challenging social analysis and searing political comment. This new book will tear the lid off a political and technological catastrophe that is as important to the history of Los Angeles as the water wars that were the source of \u003ci\u003eChinatown\u003c\/i\u003e.” —Michael North, author of \u003ci\u003eWhat Is the Present?\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e “Murray shines with this ambitious project.” —\u003ci\u003ePublishers Weekly \u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eAn artful and gripping new novel that recounts the human and environmental damage caused by actual disasters in Simi Valley, California\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e In award-winning legal scholar and novelist Yxta Maya Murray’s new novel, federal agent Reyna Rodriguez reports on a real-life nuclear reactor meltdown and accidents that occurred in 1959, 1964, and 1968 at the Santa Susana Field Laboratory. An infamous research and development complex in California’s Simi Valley, the lab was eventually dismantled by the US government—but not before it created a toxic legacy of contamination and numerous cancer clusters. Toxins and nuclear residue may have been further released by the 2018 Woolsey Fire and 2019 floods in the area.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eGod Went Like That\u003c\/i\u003e takes the form of an EPA report in which Reyna presents riveting interviews with individuals affected by the disasters. With imagination and artistry, Murray brings to life an actual 2011 Department of Energy dossier that detailed the catastrophes and the ensuing public health fallout and highlights the high costs of governmental malfeasance and environmental racism.\u003c\/div\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eI. Introduction\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eII. Results\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterview with Carlos Mejia, November 22-25, 2019, Canoga Park, California\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterview with Elisa Oumarou, January 10-12, 2020, in Chicago, Illinois\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterview with Barry Scott, January 3-6, 2020, Burbank, California\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterview with Yaoxochitl Sudo, January 3, 2020, Palm Springs, California\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterview with Greg Wiś\u003cbr\u003eniewski, October 3, 2019, Simi Valley, California\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterview with Rudy DimatibÁ\u003cbr\u003eg, November 6, 2019, Starbucks CafÉ\u003cbr\u003e, Mill Valley, California\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterview with Simon Graham, Simi Valley, California, November 11-12, 2019\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterview with Monica \u003cbr\u003eRamÍ\u003cbr\u003erez, January 6, 2020, Montebello, California\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterview with Viola Singer, March 18, 2020, New York, New York, via Zoom\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eInterview with myself\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eIII. Conclusion\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNotes\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAcknowledgements\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Curbstone Books","offers":[{"title":"Brand New","offer_id":52695340843288,"sku":"9780810146020","price":19.99,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/god-went-like-that-a-novel-paperback-softback-9780810146020","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}