{"product_id":"tales-of-two-americas-stories-of-inequality-in-a-divided-nation-9780143131038","title":"Tales of Two Americas: Stories of Inequality in a Divided Nation","description":"\u003cb\u003eThirty-six major contemporary writers examine life in a deeply divided America--including Anthony Doerr, Ann Patchett, Roxane Gay, Rebecca Solnit, Hector Tobar, Joyce Carol Oates, Edwidge Danticat, Richard Russo, Eula Bliss, Karen Russell, and many more\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e America is broken. You don't need a fistful of statistics to know this. Visit any city, and evidence of our shattered social compact will present itself. From Appalachia to the Rust Belt and down to rural Texas, the gap between the wealthiest and the poorest stretches to unimaginable chasms. Whether the cause of this inequality is systemic injustice, the entrenchment of racism in our culture, the long war on drugs, or immigration policies, it endangers not only the American Dream but our very lives. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In \u003ci\u003eTales of Two Americas\u003c\/i\u003e, some of the literary world's most exciting writers look beyond numbers and wages to convey what it feels like to live in this divided nation. Their extraordinarily powerful stories, essays, and poems demonstrate how boundaries break down when experiences are shared, and that in sharing our stories we can help to alleviate a suffering that touches so many people.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=AUTH-5657613\"\u003eJohn Freeman\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Penguin Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/05\/2017\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.60lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.20h x 5.50w x 0.70d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780143131038\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0143131036\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBISAC Categories:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-LCO\"\u003eLiterary Collections\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-LCO010000\"\u003eEssays\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e- \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=CAT-SOC\"\u003eSocial Science\u003c\/a\u003e | \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/sureshotbooks-com.myshopify.com\/search?type=product%2Carticle%2Cpage\u0026amp;q=BISAC-SOC045000\"\u003ePoverty \u0026amp; Homelessness\u003c\/a\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eJohn Freeman is the editor of \u003ci\u003eFreeman's\u003c\/i\u003e, a literary biannual of new writing, and executive editor of \u003ci\u003eLit Hub\u003c\/i\u003e. His books include \u003ci\u003eHow to Read a Novelist \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Tyranny of E-mail\u003c\/i\u003e, as well as \u003ci\u003eTales of Two Cities\u003c\/i\u003e, an anthology of new writing about inequality in New York City today. His latest book is \u003ci\u003eMaps\u003c\/i\u003e, a collection of poems. His work is translated into more than twenty languages, and has appeared in \u003ci\u003eThe New Yorker\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003ci\u003eThe Paris Review\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eThe New York Times\u003c\/i\u003e. The former editor of \u003ci\u003eGranta\u003c\/i\u003e, he teaches writing at The New School and New York University.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Penguin Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42702453375213,"sku":"9780143131038","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0550\/8097\/6621\/products\/img_7bb0611d-d4df-4d92-aacb-e20bd3ed3d1c.jpg?v=1649961714","url":"https:\/\/sureshotbooks.com\/products\/tales-of-two-americas-stories-of-inequality-in-a-divided-nation-9780143131038","provider":"SureShot Books Publishing LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}