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The program previewed Zhang's dystopian novel Land of Milk and Honey, describing its future setting where smog has forced most plant and animal life underground and the protagonist is an AsianAmerican chef.
Pam Zhang's dystopian novel, Land of Milk and Honey, has an updated Elon Musk vibe in a not too distant world where most plant and animal species have been smothered by a smog that blankets the planet...
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The program previewed Zhang's dystopian novel Land of Milk and Honey, describing its future setting where smog has forced most plant and animal life underground and the protagonist is an AsianAmerican chef.
Pam Zhang's dystopian novel, Land of Milk and Honey, has an updated Elon Musk vibe in a not too distant world where most plant and animal species have been smothered by a smog that blankets the planet.
Zhang's sensuous style makes us see, smell and above all, taste the lure of that sundappled mountain enclave.
Land of Milk and Honey is an atmospheric and poetically suspenseful novel about all manner of appetites for power, food, love, life.