The Rich People Have Gone Away

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A work of great ambition and elan * Observer * An astonishing accomplishment . . . I would greedily follow this writer anywhere. . . . This is the Covid novel you didn't know you wanted to catch * The Washington Post * This novel is as gripping as it is clever * i * Regina Porter has written another marvel of a novel. The Rich People Have Gone Away gives the reader a spiraling cross-section of richly drawn, impeccably observed New Yorkers... A kind of masterpiece of human portraiture that simultaneously renders quintessential depictions of the city, of America, and of the whole world in these first fraught decades of the 21st century -- Paul Harding, author of This Other Eden Affecting, astounding and wholly humbling... Porter weaves beauty and humor with pathos, in prose that is winding, prescient and profound. She shows us worlds inside of worlds - of queerness, of love and relationships, of who we are and who we're told to be - crafting a narrative that is both precise and thunderous. The Rich People Have Gone Away moves and transcends. We're so lucky to have it -- Bryan Washington, author of Family Meal Riveting and original. The Rich People Have Gone Away mines the delicate and treacherous terrain in which human relationships and social divisions are rooted -- Charmaine Wilkerson, author of Black Cake A lush study of relationships, keen on the particulars of vast human catastrophes -- Raven Leilani, author of Luster Regina Porter's wit and astute eye for detail made me want to both underline and inhale every line in the same breath. An immersive examination of the human condition in the face of tragedy and triumph -- Zakiya Dalila Harris, author of The Other Black Girl Exquisitely drawn characters, scenes that jump off the page, and international locales that'll make you want to pack a bag and go, The Rich People Have Gone Away is a novel that fearlessly defies conventions to deliver a satiating, five-star experience. A keen observer of people and class, Regina Porter has crafted an inventive, hilarious, and wholly unpredictable work full of vibrant prose and genuine tenderness. A seven-course meal that gets better and better -- Mateo Askaripour, author of Black Buck A glorious jambalaya of word, thought and feeling, Regina Porter's prose positively howls from the page. Just when you thought you didn't need another novel set in New York, you suddenly, desperately do -- Gary Shteyngart, author of Our Country Friends