The New World is, in the words of its author, "a carefully structured gathering of ten tales that dramatize and explore the process and progress of self-transcendence, tales that describe and embrace the spiritual limits and possibilities of life in the New World." Both religious and funny, the stories mark a giant step forward in Banks's rapid development into one of the nation's most exciting young writers.
The New World is, in the words of its author, "a carefully structured gathering of ten tales that dramatize and explore the process and progress of self-transcendence, tales that describe and embrace the spiritual limits and possibilities of life in the New World." Both religious and funny, the stories mark a giant step forward in Banks's rapid development into one of the nation's most exciting young writers.