Amputation A Novel
Amputation A Novel by Bruce Wagner is set to be published by Simon and Schuster on September 23, 2025. This 200-page work presents a narrative centered around the catastrophic events that engulfed two cities in Los Angeles in January 2025, featuring a diverse cast of characters, including comedian Stephen Colbert and a pro-Palestinian heiress. The novel delves into the lives of its characters as they navigate the chaos and aftermath of the inferno, highlighting themes of loss and societal failure.
Readers will encounter a blend of humor and satire as Wagner crafts a fable that reflects on the human experience amid disaster. The story intertwines the lives of various individuals, from a disgraced writer to a failed indie film producer, all while exploring the broader implications of incompetence and impermanence. With its unique perspective on contemporary issues, Amputation offers a thought-provoking examination of resilience and the complexities of human behavior in the face of calamity.
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AMPUTATION is the first novel to be written about the inferno that obliterated two Los Angeles cities in January of 2025. Major characters are comedian Stephen Colbert; Karen Bass; a Timothée Chalamet stunt double; a fiercely pro-Palestinian heiress and her Zionist father; disgraced Grey’s Anatomy writer Elisabeth Finch and a failed indie film producer——along with an assorted battalion of ordinary people, opportunists, and looters.
A fable drenched in hyperrealism, AMPUTATION is a burnt jewel box showcasing Wagner’s transcendent, scabrously poetic powers as he explores the lives (and deaths) of the fire victims, and the consequences of dereliction, delusion, incompetence——and impermanence.
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