Pygmy

Pygmy is a soldier of a nameless, ruthless state, sent to the United States under the guise of a cultural exchange program. For years, he and his fellow operatives have been isolated from their families and conditioned into a weapon — until his arrival in America begins to unravel the indoctrination. Told through a series of letters and emails to his handler, the novel follows Pygmy as he falls in love with his brilliant, cynical host sister, Cat, and grapples with the violence and propaganda that shaped him. Palahniuk's signature dark satire cuts through a plot that escalates from a school shooting to a desperate act of betrayal, as Pygmy's growing conscience forces him to choose between his mission and his own humanity.