| Author | Claire Vaye Watkins |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
| Genre | Fiction |
| Publisher | Riverhead Books |
Publication date | 2015 |
| Publication place | United States |
| Media type | Print (Hardback & Paperback) |
| Pages | 352 |
| ISBN | 978-0-698-19594-3 |
Gold Fame Citrus is a 2015 speculative fiction novel by Claire Vaye Watkins.[1] It is her second book, but her first novel.[2] The work received positive reviews.[3][4]
Plot
editThe novel concerns a future California damaged by drought.[1]
Characters
editLuz Dunn
Luz Dunn is a 25 year old former model squatting in Los Angeles. At birth, Luz was symbolically adopted by the Bureau of Conservation, who used "Baby Dunn" as propaganda tool to garner public support for water infrastructure expansion efforts and evacuations.[1]
Rey
Rey is Luz's boyfriend.
Ig
Ig is a neglected toddler, around age two, that Luz and Rey kidnap.
Setting
editThe novel is set in a near-future dystopian California ravaged by extreme drought. The landscape of the Southwest is increasingly dominated by the rapidly expanding, ever shifting sands known as the Amargosa Dune Sea.[1] The novel opens in a mostly abandoned Los Angeles, where it has not rained for years.
Bibliography
edit- Claire Vaye Watkins (29 September 2015). Gold Fame Citrus: A Novel. Penguin Publishing Group. ISBN 978-0-698-19594-3.
References
edit- ^ a b c d St. John Mandel, Emily (2 October 2015). "'Gold Fame Citrus,' by Claire Vaye Watkins". New York Times. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ O'Neal, Lauren (5 October 2015). "The Death of the California Dream". Slate. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ Bengal, Rebecca (29 September 2015). "A Vivid New Novel Takes On the California Drought: Claire Vaye Watkins Talks Gold Fame Citrus". Vogue. Retrieved 10 October 2015.
- ^ Sheehan, Jason. "'Gold Fame Citrus' Holds Fear In A Handful Of Dust". NPR.org. Retrieved 2017-03-10.
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