![]() “I’ve never since felt that kind of persistent, unadulterated joy, a joy unshadowed by the knowledge of its eventual loss. The debut novelist has previously written about her own former-devotion and subsequent loss of faith. “I was at my most joyful when I was most religious,” says Kwon, in a recent interview with Bustle. Before The Incendiaries' end, the cult will have committed a deadly bombing in the name of their faith. ![]() ![]() ![]() Leal and his followers are fundamentalist Christians, the cult itself has ties to North Korea. It’s a fierce and clobbering debut, telling the stories of not only Will and Phoebe, but of a man named John Leal as well - the leader of the Jejah cult that Phoebe and Will each join in turn, for different reasons - who recruits his members from the campus of an elite university. Out on July 31, The Incendiaries landed Kwon a mention in the New York Times’ “Four Writers To Watch This Summer” list. So, here I am, trying.” The rest of The Incendiaries is spent trying to understand. You told me once I hadn’t even tried to understand. "…This is where I start having trouble, Phoebe," Will muses, addressing his thoughts directly to his ex-girlfriend. The novel’s narrator, former Bible college student Will Kendall, imagines the bombing - committed by his former girlfriend and cult member, Phoebe Lin. Kwon’s debut novel, The Incendiaries, begins with a domestic terrorist attack. ![]()
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