He was raised in a remote Montana town in the church of the Aboriginal Risen Apostles, a matriarchal, New-Ageish sect that, like the Amish, keeps a wary distance from mainstream life. Mason LaVerle is a young man on a mission–a mission to America. “At once a road trip, a coming-of-age narrative, and a broad skewering of American dislocation and decadence.”
It has been reprinted in its entirety by Vintage Anchor.
Originally serialized on, THE UNBINDING is the first genuine “Net Novel” by a prominent novelist. Diabolically contemporary, funny, and whip-smart, Walter Kirn’s THE UNBINDING is a dark comedy of our not-so-distant future. And so is someone else, noting the videos they rent, the diaries they keep online, and watching carefully for something called The Unbinding. Through the AidSat network Kent has a wealth of information at his fingertips, so when he notices that his foxy neighbor Sabrina is a subscriber, he can’t help but try and use his resources to seduce her. An omni-present subscriber service ready to answer, solve, and assist with the client’s every problem, AidSat monitors subscribers’ vital signs and responds to more than 600 common Life Challenges. “Kirn's The Unbinding merits our close attention, not only for itself-the man is a talented writer-but for what might be portended for the art of fiction.”
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