A review by barbaraalfond
The Submission by Amy Waldman

5.0

This first novel by a former co-chief of the South Asian bureau of the New York Times is a stunner. It's been reviewed as the 'best' novel to come out of September 11, 2001, and I would be hard pressed to disagree. With an innate understanding how we struggle with of our better, and worse, angels; of paranoia, xenophobia and self-doubt; of international affairs; of the sanctity of process; about tehe intersection of politics and honesty; of mob anger; of questions about the respect for the integrity of an artistic idea; of immigration issues; of 'otherness'; and of aspiration, Amy Waldman is wise, lucid and spot-on.