Gish Jen on her Dazzling New Book, The Resisters

Acclaimed writer Gish Jen has returned to fiction after two non-fiction books, and her new novel, The Resisters, is a stunning and utterly captivating story set in a all-too-believable dystopic future. But as the title indicates, it is also a story of resilience and hope. Despite the omnipresent surveillance of “Aunt Nettie” (a future version of the internet), and a population sharply divided between the upper class and the “surplus,” she shows us some human experiences and values are imperishable — the love of parents for their children (and the way they worry), the…