Mortals (novel) explained

Mortals is the second novel by American author Norman Rush, and was published in 2003.^{[1] [2]} The close third-person narrative follows Ray Finch, an American anthropology CIA agent student in Botswana after the collapse of the Soviet Union. Ray suspects his beloved wife Iris of an affair with Davis Morel, a Harvard-educated eclectic medicine practitioner and anti-theist with a mission to rid Africa of religion, Christianity in particular.^[3]

According to Book Marks, the book received a "positive" consensus based on 12 critic reviews: six "rave", one "positive", and five "mixed".^{[4] [5]}

Notes and References

1. News: Observer review: Mortals by Norman Rush. Adam. Mars-Jones. The Observer. July 26, 2003. www.theguardian.com. September 26, 2019. October 6, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20241006155615/https://www.theguardian.com/books/2003/jul/27/fiction.features. live.
2. Web site: Mortals by Norman Rush: 9780679737117 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books. PenguinRandomhouse.com. September 26, 2019. October 6, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20241006155722/https://www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/158974/mortals-by-norman-rush/9780679737117/. live.
3. Botswana Blues. John. Updike. The New Yorker . May 26, 2003. www.newyorker.com.
4. Web site: Mortals. Book Marks. May 7, 2020. October 6, 2024. https://web.archive.org/web/20241006155720/https://bookmarks.reviews/reviews/mortals/. live.
5. Web site: Bookmarks Selections. 14 January 2023 . Bookmarks. https://web.archive.org/web/20070708134115/http://www.bookmarksmagazine.com/reviews.html. 8 Jul 2007.