Kunzru: Gods Without Men

Summary: Gods Without Men by Kunzru (Hamish Hamilton (2011)). (Stub — expand from highlights.)

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Source pages: Quotes batch 11

Quote pages: Kunzru — Gods Without Men

Last updated: 2026-05-07


Quotes

Society and Myth

“The desert is where people go when their stories run out. It is a place for those who need a new god or a new reason to hate the old ones.” (p. 14)

Identity

“We are built of the fragments of the people who loved us and the people who hurt us. We are a mosaic of scars.” (p. 245)