{"product_id":"square-wave-9781937512392","title":"Square Wave","description":"\u003cdiv class=\"book-description\"\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSquare Wave\u003c\/strong\u003e by de Silva, Mark. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781937512392.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\"Brilliant.\" --3: AM Magazine\n\"Intelligent... thrilling.\" --Michael Silverblatt, Bookworm on KCRW\nCarl Stagg, a writer researching imperial power struggles in 17th century Sri Lanka, ekes out a living as a watchman in a factionalized America where confidence in democracy has eroded. Along his nightly patrol, Stagg finds a beaten prostitute, one in a series of monstrous attacks. Suspicious of his supervisors intentions, Stagg partners with a fellow part-time watchman, Ravan, to seek the truth. Ravan hails from a family developing storm-dispersal technologies, whose research is jointly funded by the Indian and American governments.\nThe watchmens discoveries put a troubling complexion on Staggs research, giving it new shape and impetus, just as the weather modification project begins to appear less about dispersing storms than weaponizing them.\nBy gracefully weaving a study of the psychological effects of a militarized state upon its citizenry with topics as diverse as microtonal music and cloud physics, Square Wave signals the triumphant arrival of a young writer certain to be considered one of the most ambitious and intelligent of his generation.\n\"The novel of ideas is alive and well in de Silvas high-minded debut, in which the pursuit of art, the exercise of power, and climate control are strangely entwined. Set against the backdrop of a crumbling America, this novel functions as a thriller where the confusions and obsessions of students are freighted with the dark reality they begin to uncover. De Silva isnt shy about his intelligence, and he shouldnt be; Square Wave is an intellectual tussle many readers will be happy to grapple with.\" ―Publishers Weekly\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Two Dollar Radio","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44985081102389,"sku":"ByrdShop_1937512398","price":59.06,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0627\/8139\/0901\/files\/9781937512392_480f2706-3f22-4860-98e9-3813ef173172.jpg?v=1778962588","url":"https:\/\/atxbooks.com\/products\/square-wave-9781937512392","provider":"ATX Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}