My New American Life e-bog
78,54 DKK
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Francine Prose is a world-classsatirist whos also a world-class storyteller.Russell Banks Francine Prose captures contemporary America at itsmost hilarious and dreadful in My New American Life, a darkly humorousnovel of mismatched aspirations, Albanian gangsters, and the ever-elusiveAmerican dream. Following her New York Times bestselling novels BlueAngel and A Changed Man, Prose delivers the d...
E-bog
78,54 DKK
Forlag
HarperCollins e-books
Udgivet
26 april 2011
Længde
336 sider
Genrer
Fiction: general and literary
Sprog
English
Format
epub
Beskyttelse
LCP
ISBN
9780062079251
Francine Prose is a world-classsatirist whos also a world-class storyteller.Russell Banks Francine Prose captures contemporary America at itsmost hilarious and dreadful in My New American Life, a darkly humorousnovel of mismatched aspirations, Albanian gangsters, and the ever-elusiveAmerican dream. Following her New York Times bestselling novels BlueAngel and A Changed Man, Prose delivers the darkly humorous storyof Lula, a twenty-something Albanian immigrant trying to find stability andcomfort in New York City in the charged aftermath of 9/11. Set at the frontlines of a cultural war between idealism and cynicism, inalienable rights andimplacable Homeland Security measures, My New American Life is a movingand sardonic journey alongside a cast of characters exploring what it means tobe American.