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American Woman: A Novel Paperback - 2004
by Choi, Susan
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- Paperback
On the lam for an act of terror against the American government, 25-year-old Jenny Shimada agrees to care for three younger fugitives whom a shadowy figure from her former radical life has spirited out of California. "American Woman" was selected by NPR and the "Los Angeles Times" as one of ten "Best Books of Fiction" of 2003.
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Details
- Title American Woman: A Novel
- Author Choi, Susan
- Binding Paperback
- Edition [ Edition: Repri
- Condition Used - Good
- Pages 369
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harper Perennial, New York, New York, U.S.A.
- Date 2004
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0060542225I3N00
- ISBN 9780060542221 / 0060542225
- Weight 0.75 lbs (0.34 kg)
- Dimensions 7.9 x 5.3 x 1 in (20.07 x 13.46 x 2.54 cm)
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Themes
- Cultural Region: Northeast U.S.
- Ethnic Orientation: Jewish
- Geographic Orientation: New Jersey
- Geographic Orientation: New York
- Religious Orientation: Jewish
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Library of Congress subjects California, Psychological fiction
- Library of Congress Catalog Number 2002191935
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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From the rear cover
On the lam for an act of violence against the American government, 25-year-old Jenny Shimada agrees to care for three younger fugitives whom a shadowy figure from her former radical life has spirited out of California. One of them, the kidnapped granddaughter of a wealthy newspaper magnate in San Francisco, has become a national celebrity for embracing her captors' ideology and joining their revolutionary cell.
A thought-provoking meditation on themes of race, identity, and class, American Woman explores the psychology of the young radicals, the intensity of their isolated existence, and the paranoia and fear that undermine their ideals.
Media reviews
Citations
- New York Times, 09/19/2004, Page 24