Hudson Heights Press

In this comic historical novel, a passionate, young American flees a tough economy for the Peace Corps. Living in Tunisia in the period between the Vietnam War and the age of Islamic radicalism, Rick Murkey must deal with the consequences of being an American in a society his country has influenced-and disrupted.

Eric Jay Sonnenschein is the author of two novels, AD NOMAD and MAD NOMAD; two collections of essays, MAKING UP FOR LOST TIME and ALL OVER THE PLACE; a book of verse, THE LOST POEM AND OTHERS LIKE IT; and prose and poetry for NIGHT SCENES, a book of photography by Ralph Gabriner. Eric Jay Sonnenschein has also contributed articles, reviews, commentaries and criticism for numerous publications, including the VOICE, NEWSDAY, ART NEWS, the LITERARY REVIEW, ARTSPEAK and the ALBUQUERQUE JOURNAL. He resides in New York City with his family.