Description: An Indie Next pick for June 2022 Named a Best Book of Spring by Esquire Named a Best Book of Summer by The Chicago Tribune Named a Best Book of May by The Philadelphia Inquirer Named one of the "27 Books We Can''t Wait to Read This Winter" by Thrillist "Chaon creates a daring irony in the disconnect between the road warrior''s self-deceit and the reader''s skepticism. The mystery, the moral audacity, the sense that anything is possible in these early pages refreshes not only the hit-man trope but also the world itself...What prevails above the plot is the voice, which is consistently winning and -- odd for so bloody a tale -- unfailingly warm." --Joshua Ferris, The New York Times Book Review "Wild and entertaining." --Sam Sacks, The Wall Street Journal "Chaon''s exuberant new novel draws on an array of genres and narratives, but it''s also a visionary work...Chaon balances rage, tenderness, and gallows humor as his Everydude seeks intimacy from a daughter who may or may not be real. A polished performance by a writer in command of his gifts." --Oprah Daily "Chaon, the visionary author of Await Your Reply and Among the Missing , returns with another standout literary thriller... Sleepwalk is Chaon at the height of his powers." --Esquire "Dan Chaon''s brash, exuberant new novel Sleepwalk [ishumor as his Everydude seeks intimacy from a daughter who may or may not be real. A polished performance by a writer in command of his gifts." --Oprah Daily "Chaon, the visionary author of Await Your Reply and Among the Missing , returns with another standout literary thriller... Sleepwalk is Chaon at the height of his powers." --Esquire "Dan Chaon''s brash, exuberant new novel Sleepwalk [ishumor as his Everydude seeks intimacy from a daughter who may or may not be real. A polished performance by a writer in command of his gifts." --Oprah Daily "Chaon, the visionary author of Await Your Reply and Among the Missing , returns with another standout literary thriller... Sleepwalk is Chaon at the height of his powers." --Esquire "Dan Chaon''s brash, exuberant new novel Sleepwalk [ishumor as his Everydude seeks intimacy from a daughter who may or may not be real. A polished performance by a writer in command of his gifts." --Oprah Daily "Chaon, the visionary author of Await Your Reply and Among the Missing , returns with another standout literary thriller... Sleepwalk is Chaon at the height of his powers." --Esquire "Dan Chaon''s brash, exuberant new novel Sleepwalk [is] a Tarantino vibe in book form with nods to Pynchon-paranoia and Kerouac-style road epic, Greek myths and dystopian fiction. Sleepwalk draws on an array of genres and narratives, but it''s also a visionary work, a preview of a nation just minutes away... Sleepwalk is no act of dull somnambulism but rather a vigorous, polished performance by a writer in command of his gifts." --Hamilton Cain, Minneapolis Star Tribune " Sleepwalk is a total mind bend of a story that takes this complicated character on a zigzag across the country, encountering a cast of memorable personas on the way. Though the novel departs from some of Chaon''s previous work, it maintains his focus on the gritty realities recognizable in modern America, as shown in previous character-driven novels Await Your Reply , Ill Will and You Remind Me of Me ." --Cleveland.com/ The Plain Dealer "Dan Chaon''s latest novel has a plot with intrigue in spades as his latest protagonist abandons life off the grid for a high-octane, country-wide expedition." --Thrillist "In prize-worthy prose, Dan Chaon has fathered a protagonist worthy of respect, affection, and loyalty." --Washington Independent Review of Books "There''s plenty of heart and humor in Chaon''s slyly dystopian thriller." -- The Philadelphia Inquirer "Thoroughly engaging, a rollicking trip from one misadventure to another, populated by an eccentric cast." --New York Journal of Books "[Aatest protagonist abandons life off the grid for a high-octane, country-wide expedition." --Thratest protagonist abandons life off the grid for a high-octane, country-wide expedition." --Thrillist "In prize-worthy prose, Dan Chaon has fathered a protagonist worthy of respect, affection, and loyalty." --Washington Independent Review of Books "There''s plenty of heart and humor in Chaon''s slyly dystopian thriller." -- The Philadelphia Inquirer "Thoroughly engaging, a rollicking trip from one misadventure to another, populated by an eccentric cast." --New York Journal of Books "[Aatest protagonist abandons life off the grid for a high-octane, country-wide expedition." --Thrillist "In prize-worthy prose, Dan Chaon has fathered a protagonist worthy of respect, affection, and loyalty." --Washington Independent Review of Books "There''s plenty of heart and humor in Chaon''s slyly dystopian thriller." -- The Philadelphia Inquirer "Thoroughly engaging, a rollicking trip from one misadventure to another, populated by an eccentric cast." --New York Journal of Books "[A] mind-bending experience...There are surprises on every page of Dan Chaon''s terrific, darkly funny new novel." --Akron Beacon Journal " Sleepwalk is a literary picaresque full of dark wit and quirky observations set in an alternate America. Mixed in with the purely imagined are characters, technologies, and events that are real, and taken together, demonstrate just how close we are to things getting really weird." --Electric Lit " Sleepwalk is a wild ride. It''s an unputdownable novel that is never dull and so beautifully written that it is a simple pleasure just to get lost in the prose and a frightening new world that could resemble ours in the future." --BookReporter "A fast-paced dystopian thriller and a touching exploration of the power of familial love." -- BookPage (starred review) "This strange and compelling plot features Chaon''s signature imaginative flair and brilliant pacing to create an ominous tension infused with sly wit . . . A consummate storyteller, Chaon imbues the darkly comic with colossal heart." -- Booklist ( starred review) "As ever, Chaon expertly fuses the dystopian nightmares of technology and crime with fascinating characters who cross a hellscape to find each other. This is his best one yet." -- Publishers Weekly ( starred review) "To say this is one of the best novels I''ve read in years is almost not enough. Dan Chaon''s Sleepwalk is a thrilling and often hilarious road trip across America in the very near future, told by a winning and murderous narrator. But beneath the zigzag adventure tale is a poignant reminder of the fragile nature of our humanity, an appreciation of the tricky balancing act of living. It''s a beautiful, unsettling, and thoughtful novel -- told by one of America''s great storytellers." --Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl " Sleepwalk is an addictive dystopian picaresque, by turns darkly funny, deeply harrowing, and surprisingly poignant. Dan Chaon''s vision of our sion infused with sly wit . . . A consummate storyteller, Chaon imbues the darkly comic with colossal heart." -- Booklist ( starred review) "As ever, Chaon expertly fuses the dystopian nightmares of technology and crime with fascinating characters who cross a hellscape to find each other. This is his best one yet." -- Publishers Weekly ( starred review) "To say this is one of the best novels I''ve read in years is almost not enough. Dan Chaon''s Sleepwalk is a thrilling and often hilarious road trip across America in the very near future, told by a winning and murderous narrator. But beneath the zigzag adventure tale is a poignant reminder of the fragile nature of our humanity, an appreciation of the tricky balancing act of living. It''s a beautiful, unsettling, and thoughtful novel -- told by one of America''s great storytellers." --Gillian Flynn, author of Gone Girl " Sleepwalk is an addictive dystopian picaresque, by turns darkly funny, deeply harrowing, and surprisingly poignant. Dan Chaon''s vision of our funny, deeply harrowing, and surprisingly poignant. Dan Chaon''s vision of our future will give you chills of dread and recognition." --Tom Perrotta, author of The Leftovers "How to describe this excellent novel? Slapstick of the sinister might capture something of its peculiar, bighearted and epic scope, but Dan Chaon''s books are always hard to sum up. Anyway, I loved it." --Kelly Link, author of Get in Trouble "Dan Chaon has given us one of the most intriguing, original, and fully-realized characters in recent memory; that he''s the center of an absolute page-turner is the icing on the cake. Sleepwalk is riveting, propulsive, chilling, and (no shocker) pure genius." --Rebecca Makkai, author of The Great Believers " Sleepwalk i

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