Creation Lake by Rachel Kushner

Rachel Kushner
Creation Lake
Paperback, Published in 2025
320 pages
Random House
Good condition

Creation Lake is a novel about a secret agent, an American woman of ruthless tactics and clean beauty sent to do dirty work in France. She's keeping tabs on her lover, Lucien, a young and well-born Parisian whom she made him believe the encounter was accidental. In this region of old farms and prehistoric caves, she becomes entranced by a mysterious figure named Bruno , a mentor to the young activists who believes that the path to emancipation is not revolt but a return to the ancient past. Written in short, sharp sections, Rachel Kushner’s revamp of the noir-style is taut and dazzling that gave her nods for both the Booker Prize and National Book Award.