Philipp Meyer

Philipp Meyer, the acclaimed author of American Rust, returns with The Son: an epic of the American West and a multigenerational saga of power, blood, land, and oil that follows the rise of one unforgettable Texas family, from the Comanche raids of the 1800s to the to the oil booms of the 20th century.Harrowing, …

American Rust is American writer Philipp Meyer's debut novel published in 2009. Set in the present-day 2000s, American Rust takes place in the fictional town of Buell in Fayette County, Pennsylvania which is in a rural region referred to as "the Valley" of dilapidated steel towns. American Rust focuses on the decline …