Oh God, The Sun Goes
Oh God, The Sun Goes by David Connor is a debut novel published by Melville House on August 1, 2023. This 240-page work presents a narrative where the sun has mysteriously vanished from the sky, prompting a wayward traveler to embark on an odyssey through the desolate landscapes of the American Southwest. The story unfolds in a hallucinatory and deadpan style, weaving themes of memory, love, and loss within a surreal and engaging framework.
Readers will encounter a unique blend of apocalyptic and absurdist elements as the unnamed narrator navigates a shifting astral mindscape filled with illusion and mystery. The novel explores the aftermath of loss while hinting at the possibility of redemption, ultimately evolving into a poignant love story. With its mesmerizing prose and striking imagery, Oh God, The Sun Goes invites readers into a world that blurs the lines between dreams and nightmares, enhanced by four distinctive illustrations and a holographic foil stamp cover.
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“A highly original and engagingly odd book.” – Brian Evenson, author of Song for the Unraveling of the World
“…wondrous…mysterious…Connor lands plenty of stimulating riffs on themes of memory, love, and loss, all in lyrical prose and suffused with surreal imagery.” – Publishers Weekly
An “indescribable marvel” (Jonathan Lethem) of a debut novel from a brilliant new voice
The sun has disappeared from the sky. No one can explain where it has gone, but one wayward traveler is determined to try. As our unnamed narrator begins his odyssey across the parched landscapes of the American Southwest, he is drawn into a web of illusion and mystery, a shifting astral mindscape that shimmers with the aftermath of loss—and the promise of redemption.
Oh God, the Sun Goes is a hallucinatory and deadpan picaresque that suddenly swerves into a love story of soaring poignance. Truly “the stuff that dreams are made of” – or maybe nightmares?
Apocalyptic, mesmerizing, and utterly unique, Oh God, the Sun Goes introduces readers to a young and keenly inventive mind.
4 one of a kind illustrations within and on the outside a cool holographic foil stamp cover.
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