My New American Life
Francine Prose$15.29
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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.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 07/28/2023
ISBN: 9780061713798
Pages: 336
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 8.01h x 5.35w x 0.85d
Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 06/03/2012 pg. 48
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.
Binding Type: Paperback
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Published: 07/28/2023
ISBN: 9780061713798
Pages: 336
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 8.01h x 5.35w x 0.85d
Review Citations: New York Times Book Review 06/03/2012 pg. 48