My New American Life: A Novel
Autor Francine Proseen Limba Engleză Paperback – 7 mai 2012
Francine Prose captures contemporary America at itsmost hilarious and dreadful inMy New American Life, a darkly humorousnovel of mismatched aspirations, Albanian gangsters, and the ever-elusiveAmerican dream. Following herNew York Timesbestselling novelsBlueAngelandA 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 Lifeis a movingand sardonic journey alongside a cast of characters exploring what it means tobe American.
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ISBN-13: 9780061713798
ISBN-10: 0061713791
Pagini: 336
Dimensiuni: 135 x 203 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.25 kg
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția HarperPerennial
ISBN-10: 0061713791
Pagini: 336
Dimensiuni: 135 x 203 x 19 mm
Greutate: 0.25 kg
Editura: HarperCollins Publishers
Colecția HarperPerennial
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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 Lifeoffers 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.
Set in the aftermath of 9/11,My New American Lifeoffers 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.
Recenzii
“An
illuminating
and
ultimately
upbeat
look
at
America’s
immigrant
situation
that
all
fiction
readers
will
enjoy.”
“Prose is dazzling in her sixteenth book of spiky fiction, a fast-flowing, bittersweet, brilliantly satirical immigrant story that subtly embodies the cultural complexity and political horrors of the Balkans and Bush-Cheney America.”
“Utterly charming. Savvy about the shady practices of both US immigration authorities and immigrants themselves... Entertaining, light yet not trivial, a joy to read.”
“Prose’s characters in MY NEW AMERICAN LIFE are complex and brilliantly drawn (culturally distinct but without the usual clichés).”
“Nothing is beyond the artistic reach of Francine Prose”
“A tangy mixture of satire and sentiment. . . . Ms. Prose uses her heroine’s outside status to make a lot of funny . . . observations about the cosseted life of well-to-do Americans.”
“Prose . . . is, as always, sharply intelligent.”
“Prose succeeds by transforming anxiety into compassion—it’s a little lever that gets tripped when we truly imagine what another person feels.”
“There has been a lot written about the Bush and Cheney days, but rarely from such an amusing perspective . . . at once honest, complicated, sexy, funny and—ultimately—uplifting.”
“A superb novel . . . a wickedly entertaining read. . . . Prose is on top of her game . . . the fluidity of the prose surpassing, I think, her work inBlue Angel.”
“Prose spins the many straws of American culture into a golden tale, shimmering with hilarious, if blistering, satire.”
“My New American Life is—happily—vintage Prose: cheerfully pessimistic, smart, funny, with characters unnervingly spot-on in their stages of outrage, denial, malaise or disillusionment.”
“A fast-moving novel . . . [that] brings together cultural satire, mystery, a psychosexual thriller, and political outrage. . . . Exceptionally entertaining, fun to read in its sentences, incidents, scenes.”
“She’s a perfect observer of American life in the opening decade of the 21st century. . . . Wry . . . witty . . . a book that brims with smart surprises.”
“Prose is in her sweet spot as a nimble chronicler of contemporary culture.”
“In My New American Life, Francine Prose cracks open that old chestnut about the immigrant reinvention experience and injects, yes, new life into it.”
“Fun and funny,...a satire of immigration and its discontents...”
“Prose’s real aim is to characterize and caricature modern American life, mostly in a gentle way that will leave readers smarter than they were before...”
“Prose is dazzling in her sixteenth book of spiky fiction, a fast-flowing, bittersweet, brilliantly satirical immigrant story that subtly embodies the cultural complexity and political horrors of the Balkans and Bush-Cheney America.”
“Utterly charming. Savvy about the shady practices of both US immigration authorities and immigrants themselves... Entertaining, light yet not trivial, a joy to read.”
“Prose’s characters in MY NEW AMERICAN LIFE are complex and brilliantly drawn (culturally distinct but without the usual clichés).”
“Nothing is beyond the artistic reach of Francine Prose”
“A tangy mixture of satire and sentiment. . . . Ms. Prose uses her heroine’s outside status to make a lot of funny . . . observations about the cosseted life of well-to-do Americans.”
“Prose . . . is, as always, sharply intelligent.”
“Prose succeeds by transforming anxiety into compassion—it’s a little lever that gets tripped when we truly imagine what another person feels.”
“There has been a lot written about the Bush and Cheney days, but rarely from such an amusing perspective . . . at once honest, complicated, sexy, funny and—ultimately—uplifting.”
“A superb novel . . . a wickedly entertaining read. . . . Prose is on top of her game . . . the fluidity of the prose surpassing, I think, her work inBlue Angel.”
“Prose spins the many straws of American culture into a golden tale, shimmering with hilarious, if blistering, satire.”
“My New American Life is—happily—vintage Prose: cheerfully pessimistic, smart, funny, with characters unnervingly spot-on in their stages of outrage, denial, malaise or disillusionment.”
“A fast-moving novel . . . [that] brings together cultural satire, mystery, a psychosexual thriller, and political outrage. . . . Exceptionally entertaining, fun to read in its sentences, incidents, scenes.”
“She’s a perfect observer of American life in the opening decade of the 21st century. . . . Wry . . . witty . . . a book that brims with smart surprises.”
“Prose is in her sweet spot as a nimble chronicler of contemporary culture.”
“In My New American Life, Francine Prose cracks open that old chestnut about the immigrant reinvention experience and injects, yes, new life into it.”
“Fun and funny,...a satire of immigration and its discontents...”
“Prose’s real aim is to characterize and caricature modern American life, mostly in a gentle way that will leave readers smarter than they were before...”