America Fantastica Summary
Tim O'Brien

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America Fantastica Overview

Tim O'Brien's America Fantastica follows the lives of several members of America's elite and lower classes in the era of Donald Trump's presidency and the Covid-19 pandemic as they respond to the impulsive robbery of a small town bank by a disgraced journalist named Boyd Halverson. As Boyd and one of the bank's tellers, Angie Bing, embark on a cross-country odyssey for Boyd to receive closure about his disgraced past, various figures conspire to turn the event into a means of making a profit. As Boyd and Angie run from these various forces, the novel explores themes of post-truth politics, wealth, gender and romance, systemic corruption, and faith.

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