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American Sadie Smith has been hired by mysterious clients to infiltrate an environmental commune in southwest France. Their guru, an older man living in a nearby cave, writes long emails about Neanderthals.
Yes. Creation Lake was shortlisted for the Booker Prize in 2024 and was widely featured on year-end best-of lists. Rachel Kushner is also known for The Flamethrowers and The Mars Room.
Creation Lake was written by Rachel Kushner, published in 2024 by Scribner.
Creation Lake is 416 pages in standard print editions, though page counts vary slightly between hardcover, paperback, and large-print formats.
At an average reading pace of about 250 words per minute, Creation Lake takes most readers 6 to 9 hours to finish.
Creation Lake is a standalone novel by Rachel Kushner, not part of a series.
Creation Lake is available in hardcover, paperback, ebook, and audiobook formats from Amazon, Bookshop.org, ThriftBooks, and most major bookstores.