Dead fish on the shore of the Salton Sea in northern California in 2012. Claire Vaye Watkins' debut novel imagines ecological catastrophe has overwhelmed the western US. Photo: AFP
Book review: Gold Fame Citrus puts the western US through the apocalyptic wringer
In the near future, climate change has turned California into a "dune sea" where messianic figures contend for dominance
Dead fish on the shore of the Salton Sea in northern California in 2012. Claire Vaye Watkins' debut novel imagines ecological catastrophe has overwhelmed the western US. Photo: AFP
