Praise for GRATITUDE:

"Beautifully made and beautifully written, Gratitude deserves literary hoorays from all quarters. Dazzling."
—Tim O'Brien, winner of the National Book Award for Going After Cacciato

"A major novel that spills over with humanity--by a master story-teller..."
—Bruce Jay Friedman

“Gratitude is a tragic story of our times - - lyrical and wonderfully accomplished."
—M.G. Vasanji

"From the dramatic opening pages, readers will be thrilled. The writing is so skilful that you must read on-and you'll want the book never to end."
—Wayson Choy

"Gratitude grabbed me and wouldn't let go; I found it totally engrossing. It is a huge, sprawling novel, yet beautifully precise. Gratitude brings new life to well-known history, but the lasting strength of this wonderful book is its people, in all their flaws and glories. It is a massive achievement."
—Roddy Doyle, author of Paddy Clarke Ha Ha Ha, winner of the Man Booker Prize

"Gratitude is a rich, grand novel. It reveals the complexity of human psychology and motivations. It shows the fate and the cruelty and generosity of human beings caught in the violence of history. Joseph Kertes writes with tremendous skill, strength, and passion, which make reading this book sheer pleasure. Stylistically and thematically, it is a remarkable achievement."
—Ha Jin, winner of the National Book Award for Waiting