'' Saturday '' is a " post 9/11 " novel , dealing with the change in lifestyle faced by Westerners after the 11 September attacks in the United States . As such , Christopher Hitchens characterised it as " unapologetically anchored as it is in the material world and its several discontents " . " Structurally , '' Saturday '' is a tightly wound tour de force of several strands " ; it is both a thriller which portrays a very attractive family , and an allegory of the world after 11 September 2001 which meditates on the fragility of life
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