{"product_id":"my-new-american-life-9780061713798","title":"My New American Life","description":"\"Francine Prose is a world-classsatirist who's also a world-class storyteller.\"--Russell Banks \u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003eFrancine Prose captures contemporary America at itsmost hilarious and dreadful in \u003cem\u003eMy New American Life\u003c\/em\u003e, a darkly humorousnovel of mismatched aspirations, Albanian gangsters, and the ever-elusiveAmerican dream. Following her \u003cem\u003eNew York Times \u003c\/em\u003ebestselling novels \u003cem\u003eBlueAngel \u003c\/em\u003eand \u003cem\u003eA Changed Man\u003c\/em\u003e, 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, \u003cem\u003eMy New American Life \u003c\/em\u003eis a movingand sardonic journey alongside a cast of characters exploring what it means tobe American.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 07\/28\/2023\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780061713798\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 336\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.54lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.01h x 5.35w x 0.85d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times Book Review\u003c\/i\u003e 06\/03\/2012 pg. 48\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Francine Prose","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":43096012882101,"sku":"9780061713798","price":15.29,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/files\/img_d7693827-7652-4543-8b54-6bc25ae52558.jpg?v=1692800849","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/my-new-american-life-9780061713798","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}