State of Emergency Astronomy The author of the Booker-shortlisted

The author of the Booker-shortlisted Real Life returns with a deeply involving new novel of young men and women at a crossroads

and understand the basics of what's happening in the soil

It includes a broad international survey of leading companies and their products

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It is based on the results of the largest study ever conducted of parents surviving a child's traumatic death or suicide

State of Emergency Astronomy The author of the Booker-shortlistedNavid Kermani is a writer and scholar who lives in Cologne, Germany. He has received numerous accolades for his literary and academic work, including the 2015 Peace Prize of the German Publishers' Association, Germany's most prestigious cultural award.