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My New American Life Paperback - 2012
by Prose, Francine
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Contemporary America is at its most hilarious and dreadful in this darkly humorous novel of mismatched aspirations, Albanian gangsters, and the ever-elusive American dream set in the charged aftermath of 9/11.
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Details
- Title My New American Life
- Author Prose, Francine
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition Used - Acceptable
- Pages 336
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Harper Perennial
- Date 2012
- Bookseller's Inventory # G0061713791I5N00
- ISBN 9780061713798 / 0061713791
- Weight 0.54 lbs (0.24 kg)
- Dimensions 8.01 x 5.35 x 0.85 in (20.35 x 13.59 x 2.16 cm)
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Themes
- Chronological Period: 21st Century
- Sex & Gender: Feminine
- Topical: Family
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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From the rear cover
Lula, a twenty-six-year-old Albanian woman living surreptitiously in New York City on an expiring tourist visa, hopes to make a better life for herself in America. When she lands a job caring for a rebellious high schooler in wealthy, suburban New Jersey, it seems that the American dream may finally be within reach. But things take a sinister turn when Lula's Albanian "brothers" show up in a black SUV to remind her that all Albanians are family--and that Lula's family has a very serious favor to ask.
Set in the aftermath of 9/11, My New American Life offers a biting and darkly humorous portrait of an era when dreams and ideals began to give way to cynicism, fear, and still-resonating questions about what it means to be an American.
Media reviews
Citations
- New York Times Book Review, 06/03/2012, Page 48