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Viken Berberian: The Cyclist

Viken Berberian's first novel attempts to take us inside the head of a failed suicide bomber, exploring his connection to the subject and the models in music and poetry that brought him closer to this dissociated and shattered personality...

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By Michael Silverblatt • Jul 25, 2002 • 30m Listen

Viken Berberian's first novel, The Cyclist(Simon & Schuster), attempts to take us inside the head of a failed suicide bomber. The author explores his connection to the subject (his father was killed in the Lebanese Civil War) and the models in music and poetry that brought him closer to this dissociated and shattered personality.

Read an excerpt from The Cyclist.

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    Michael Silverblatt

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    Viken Berberian

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