The Immanence of God in the Tropics

By George Rosen and Cleo Qian

Winner of the Leapfrog Global Fiction Prize

"Precise, moving writing--a powerful and compelling collection."--Joseph Hurka, author of Fields of Light

"The unadorned sentences often reach a conclusion whose truth makes you catch your breath. This unpretentious book is the work of a master."--Edith Pearlman, National Book Award finalist

"One of the most compelling stories published by the Yale Review]. . . . A thoughtful, reflective, sensitive, and graceful work."--Kai Erikson, former editor, The Yale Review

These are stories of unexpected encounters far from home, told with a vivid sense of place. A white man with more wives than money becomes Africa's least-competent thief, two Americans contemplate love's costs and possibilities in Mexico's mountains, a seasick missionary bumps into God on the equator. George Rosen's characters seek, and sometimes find, a reality in which "everywhere, there is something remarkable."

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1935248316
• ISBN13: 9781935248316
• Release Date: October 2012
• Publisher: Leapfrog Press
• Length: 160 Pages
• Weight: 0.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.2" x 8.0"