American Woman: A Novel - Hardcover

Choi, Susan

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0060542217 ISBN 13: 9780060542214

Publisher: Harpercollins, 2003

Synopsis

In hiding after committing an act of terror against the American government, twenty-five-year-old anti-war radical Jenny oversees three young fugitives, including a newspaper magnate's daughter who has become a national celebrity for joining the ranks of her terrorist captors.

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Review:

"Enthralling." -- Publishers Weekly

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

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

Enthralling. --Publishers Weekly

"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

"Enthralling."--Publishers Weekly

"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*

From the Back 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.

About this edition

• Publisher: Harpercollins
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0060542217
• ISBN 13: 9780060542214
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 369