Bad Americans: Part I (The Human Tragedy Book 2)
by Tejas Desai
SatireAdded on April 15, 2026
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"A Timeless Masterpiece" "A Landmark Literary Event" "A Genre-Defying Tour De Force" "A Masterpiece of Literary Fiction" "A Moral Reckoning" "A Panoramic Portrait of the American Experience" "A Literary Time Capsule and a Mirror" "Fearless, Thought-Provoking, and Utterly Absorbing" "A Must Read"Critics and readers are raving about BAD AMERICANS aka The Great American Pandemic Novel, one of the most ambitious and innovative books of the decade!PART I has won 12 Literary Honors: 4 Firebird Awards including Best Fiction Book and 1st Place in 3 subject categories; BestsellersWorld Award (1st Place); Pencraft Award; Literary Titan Gold Award; Wishing Shelf Award (Silver Medal); Reader Views Award (Bronze Medal); International Impact Book Award; Maxy Award (Finalist); Indies Today Award (Finalist).It's Summer 2020 and the Covid-19 Pandemic is raging. New York City has been locked down for months. 12 diverse Americans, lonely and single, are selected via a dating app competition by billionaire Olive Mixer to stay at his ornate Hamptons mansion complex for 12 nights.During the day, the guests meet, compete, date, dine, flirt and fight. Each night, one must tell the group a story.Their tales range widely in subject, style, length and decorum. Many stories respond to each other. They trigger passionate debate and fiery resistance. They change how characters perceive each other and affect the trajectory of the frame narrative.All 12 stories can be enjoyed independently and were published as eBooks ahead of the publication of the frame novel released in two Parts. Please scroll down for the full release schedule.In BAD AMERICANS: PART I, you'll read the entertaining stories of: Andrea Mendoza, a front line nurse; Taylor Williams, a conservative former Army Lieutenant; Cathy Wei Quan, an idealistic social work student; Ricard Shaw, a QAnon-influenced biker; Rashan Hall, an elementary school teacher; and Nalini Shah, a privileged lawyer.In BAD AMERICANS: PART II, you'll hear from: Hayley Clark, a beautiful model; Pritesh Lakshmi, a neurotic engineer; Lisa Applebaum, a liberal blogger; Khassan Murdashev, an Uber driver and part-time comic; Sylvania, a seamstress and former fashion icon; and Angela Diaz, a hair salon operator.BAD AMERICANS PARTS I & II are the next volumes in the anthology series THE HUMAN TRAGEDY. Kirkus Reviews said the first volume, GOOD AMERICANS, "speaks volumes about the human condition and modern life in America."Publishing Schedule for BAD AMERICANS:Individual internal stories released as Kindle eBooks:"On the Frontlines" (aka Andrea's Story, novelette) -- March 15, 2025"Immigrants Unite!" (aka Cathy's Story, spoken word poetic tale) -- April 15, 2025"Corona Chaos" (aka Taylor's Story, short story) -- May 15, 2025"Black Boy's Ballad" (aka Rashan's Story, novella) -- June 15, 2025"Mason Mayhem" (aka Ricard's Story, novelette) -- July 15, 2025"Love Liability" (aka Nalini's Story, novelette) -- August 15, 2025Part One of Novel containing six stories above, in hardcover, paperback, and eBook format:BAD AMERICANS PART I (frame novel with six stories) -- September 15, 2025Individual internal stories released as Kindle eBooks:"Barcelona Blasphemy" (aka Lisa's Story, novelette) -- October 15, 2025"ISIS Crisis" (aka Khassan's Story, short story) -- November 15, 2025"A Model Citizen" (aka Hayley's Story, novelette) -- December 15, 2025"Cape Conundrum" (aka Pritesh's Story, novelette) -- January 15, 2026"The Manchurian Algerian" (aka Sylvania's Story, novelette) -- February 15, 2026"Dope Double Ditty" (aka Angela's Story, novella) -- March 15, 2026Part Two of Novel containing six stories above, in hardcover, paperback, and eBook format:BAD AMERICANS PART II (frame novel with six stories) -- April 15, 2026
Reader Reviews
Bad Americans: Part I by Tejas Desai is book two in The Human Tragedy series. It’s a very ambitious piece of fiction in the satire and short stories anthology genres. It’s divided into six stories following Andrea, Cathy, Taylor, Rashan, Ricard, and Nalini. The story opens with a competition that has brought twelve people to the Hamptons, where they are awaiting their host and creator of the competition, Olive Mixer. He’s considered a recluse billionaire. This is during the pandemic, and all twe
Bad Americans by Tejas Desai is an immersive emotional roller coaster that tells the human tragedy of the pandemic era like never before. The book is set in the summer of 2020 in New York, where 12 strangers from diverse backgrounds find themselves living in a mansion in the Hamptons to find love. As they mingle, they share their life experiences, which elicit some heated debates, with each narrative depicting the complexity of modern America. Tejas Desai is a literary master, as he brings to l
Book Review: Bad Americans: Part I – The Human Tragedy, Volume 2 by Tejas DesaiI have to say this was a really interesting book. I didn't know what I was getting into going into it and I'm still thinking about it after reading it (and admittedly laying out a bit too long and becoming a bit toasty since I lost track of time). There is a lot to unpack here. That said, here are my sunburned thoughts...OverviewTejas Desai’s Bad Americans: Part I is a bold and innovative literary experiment that merg
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