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Alex gilvarrys debut novel, from the memoirs of a nonenemy combatant, trades in laughs with a wince of recognition in its biting look at one mans trip into military detention. From the memoirs of a nonenemy combatant slices through these tropes, using boys pure improbability as the skewering blade. John freeman, boston globe in this funny debut, flashy filipino fashion designer boy hernandez sees his american dream become a nightmare when hes ensnared in a terrorist plot and shipped to guantanamo. He is a national book foundation 5 under 35 honoree and. From the memoirs of a non enemy combatant alex gilvarry. His second novel, eastman was here, will be published by viking in august 2017 he is a national book. Watch the trailer for the novel selected as editors choice by the new york times. In alex gilvarrys first novel from the memoirs of a nonenemy combatant, his main character, boyet hernandez, is accused of terrorism and thrown into guantanamo bay. The kicker is that boy is a fashion designer from the philippines who loves america and would never even hurt a fly. Post911 life as a nonenemy combatant alex gilvarrys dark first novel occupies a wacky continuum that begins at the center of haute couture, and ends in solitary confinement. Jan 15, 2012 from the memoirs of a non enemy combatant by alex gilvarry viking. The critically acclaimed debut from alex gilvarry, a darkly comic love letter to new york, told through the eyes of boy hernandez.
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