Amid the chaos surrounding Hurricane Irma over the past several
days, the 16th anniversary of the tragic events of September 11,
2001 seems to have been somewhat obscured. To mark that anniversary, here are some excellent fiction
titles written in response to the 9/11 attacks.
The Falling Man by
Don DeLillo
Escaping from the World Trade Center during the September 11
attacks, Keith makes his way to the uptown apartment where his ex-wife and
young son are living and considers how the day's events have irrevocably
changed his perception of the world.
Extremely Loud and Incredibly Close by Jonathan Safran Foer
Oskar Schell, the nine-year-old son of a man
The Reluctant Fundamentalist by Mohsin Hamid
A young Muslim American, Changez is living the American
dream, with an education at an Ivy League college, high-paying job, and romance
with Erica, a member of the elite New York social circles, until the events of
September 11th turn his life upside down and force him to confront his personal
allegiances.
The Emperor’s Children by Claire Messud
Three friends on the verge of their thirties--beautiful,
sophisticated Marina Thwaite, daughter of a noted journalist; Danielle, a quiet
TV producer; and Julius, a cash-poor freelance writer--make their way through
New York City, until Marina's idealistic, college-dropout cousin, Bootie, arrives
to complicate all of their lives.
The Light We Lost by
Jill Santopolo
A New York career woman faces a life-altering choice a year
after agreeing with a fellow Columbia graduate that they will pursue meaningful
lives through each other before he is assigned to do photojournalism in the
Middle East, launching a 13-year journey of dreams, betrayals and love.
The Submission by
Amy Waldman
Selected for a jury that must choose an appropriate memorial
for September 11 victims, Claire Burwell struggles to navigate a media
firestorm when the winning designer is revealed as an enigmatic
Muslim-American.
by BF
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