DOI
https://doi.org/10.25772/6WEB-0350
Author ORCID Identifier
0000-0002-2399-8219
Defense Date
2017
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Fine Arts
Department
English
First Advisor
Thomas Dehaven
Second Advisor
Clint McCown
Third Advisor
Nick Sharp
Abstract
This thesis is a portion of a novel manuscript. The novel is tentatively titled The Quiet Near the End of Our World. These 20 chapters introduce the readers to the four main characters: Mir Hamza Khan, Isaiah Khost, Toor Jan, and Daniel Bing. The machinations of Mir Hamza Khan result in a school attack in a rural village in Afghanistan that wounds Toor Jan. Toor Jan is admitted to an American hospital where he meets intelligence operative, Daniel Bing. Dan decides to use Toor Jan as a spy to bring Mir Hamza Khan to justice for the attacks but must first navigate the wishes of his commander Isaiah Khost. The four men collide in an explosive conflict where none of them are safe.
Rights
© The Author
Is Part Of
VCU University Archives
Is Part Of
VCU Theses and Dissertations
Date of Submission
5-16-2017