'A tense, yet tender portrait of a father and son trying to escape life on the margin. Determination and despair collide in this unforgettable debut, with an ending that broke my heart' Douglas Stuart, author of Booker Prize-winning Shuggie Bain
'Tender, anxious, angry, and beautiful' Mark Doten
'The reader aches for these characters' Pioneer Press
'Impressive' Kirkus Reviews
'A quest, a page-turner, and above all a love story' Mia Alvar
'The everlasting story of exile and inequity in all its fiery desperation, daily heartbreak, and extraordinary tenderness' Michael Zapata

Jakob Guanzon was born in New York and raised in Minnesota. He holds an MFA from Columbia University's School of the Arts, and lives in New York City. Abundance is his first novel.