American Woman - Softcover

Choi, Susan

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0060542225 ISBN 13: 9780060542221

Publisher: Harper Perennial, 2013

Synopsis

"Susan Choi...proves herself a natural--a writer whose intelligence and historical awareness effortlessly serve a breathtaking narrative ability. I couldn't put American Woman down, and wanted when I finished it to do nothing but read it again." --Joan Didion

A novel of impressive scope and complexity, "American Woman is a thoughtful, meditative interrogation of...history and politics, of power and racism, and finally, of radicalism." (San Francisco Chronicle), perfect for readers who love Emma Cline's novel, The Girls.

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 brilliant read...astonishing in its honesty and confidence," (Denver Post) American Woman explores the psychology of the young radicals, the intensity of their isolated existence, and the paranoia and fear that undermine their ideals.

About this title

Product Description:

RO60141393. AMERICAN WOMAN. 2004. In-8. Broché. Etat d'usage, Couv. légèrement pliée, Dos abîmé, Intérieur acceptable. 369 pages. Annotation sur la tranche.. . . . Classification Dewey : 420-Langue anglaise. Anglo-saxon

Review:

"Deeply impressive: confident, historically astute, psychologically persuasive ... beautiful and disturbing... a work of real achievement."--Jennifer Egan, Nation

"Brilliant ... Choi's insightful understanding, vivid description, lyrical use of language and deft dialogue make it an overall reading pleasure."--Oregonian

"Prepare to be held hostage by Susan Choi's mesmerizing AMERICAN WOMAN."--Vanity Fair

"Intellectually provocative and vividly imagined."--Kirkus Reviews

"With uncompromising grace and mastery, Susan Choi renders the intimate moments which bring to life a tale of prodigious sweep."--Jhumpa Lahiri*

"A brilliant read ... astonishing in its honesty and confidence AMERICAN WOMAN is a haunting book."--Denver Post

"Historical sweep and startling particular shrewdness ... Choi has written a fascinating portrait of dangerous fragility."--New York Times

"AMERICAN WOMAN with its historical acuity and sprawling interior intimacy further confirms that Susan Choi is a writer of scope, ambition and undeniable talent."--San Francisco Chronicle

"In the manner of Don DeLillo's Libra or Joyce Carol Oates in Black Water...[Choi] takes us straight into one of the strangest segments of our ever surreal American dream life."--Sven Birkerts, New York Times Book Review

"Extraordinary generosity and grace .... the author, perhaps as successfully and as powerfully as anyone has, makes us understand how it felt, what it was like ...[an] assured, accomplished work."--San Diego Union-Tribune

About this edition

• Publisher: Harper Perennial
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0060542225
• ISBN 13: 9780060542221
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384