What happens when the war against global terrorism also destroys individual integrity and personal freedom? This is the bold, disturbing theme of Manfred Jurgensen's 'The American Brother'. Harry Greene, although a serious-minded intellectual, finds himself at times in absurdly humorous situations. Set in Australia and America, the novel laments the manipulation of identity when economic globalisation and international terror are intertwined. As we are carried through a series of breathtaking incidents, we confront the grim reality of how a tyranny of political counter-intelligence has set out to destroy the truth of individual, social and cultural self-determination...
A gripping and beautifully written novel which will change the way you think.
'Manfred Jurgensen is a gifted writer who knows how to surprise the reader. 'The American Brother' is a tantalizing, strangely unsettling novel' - Eleanor Jackson, Inkwell New York.
