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"Francine Prose is a world-classsatirist who's 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.
Author: Francine Prose
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 05/08/2012
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 8.01h x 5.35w x 0.85d
ISBN13: 9780061713798
ISBN10: 0061713791
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Humorous | General
- Fiction | Family Life | General
- Fiction | Cultural Heritage
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.
Author: Francine Prose
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 05/08/2012
Pages: 336
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 8.01h x 5.35w x 0.85d
ISBN13: 9780061713798
ISBN10: 0061713791
BISAC Categories:
- Fiction | Humorous | General
- Fiction | Family Life | General
- Fiction | Cultural Heritage