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Atlas of Another America

Keith Krumwiede
Atlas of Another America Book PDF

Author : Keith Krumwiede
Publisher : Park Publishing (WI)
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2016
Category : Architecture and society
ISBN : 3038600024

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Atlas of Another America by Keith Krumwiede Pdf

"Owning a home is a cornerstone of the American Dream, the ultimate status symbol in the land of the free. But is the dream in crisis? Mass-marketed and endlessly multiplied, the suburban single-family house has become an instrument of global economic calamity and ongoing environmental catastrophe. Never before have we been so badly in need of a reassessment of our cultural values from an architectural perspective."--Back cover.

The Fiction of America

Susanne Hamscha
The Fiction of America Book PDF

Author : Susanne Hamscha
Publisher : Campus Verlag
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2013-05
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9783593398723

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The Fiction of America by Susanne Hamscha Pdf

The Fiction of America juxtaposes classic literature of the American Renaissance with twentieth-century popular culture—pairing, for instance, Ralph Waldo Emerson with Finding Nemo, Walt Whitman with Spiderman, and Hester Prynne with Madonna—to investigate how the “Americanness” of American culture constitutes itself in the interplay of the cultural imaginary and performance. Conceptualizing “America” as a transhistorical practice, Susanne Hamscha reveals disruptive, spectral moments in the narrative of “America,” which confront American culture with its inherent inconsistencies.

American Dirt (Oprah's Book Club)

Jeanine Cummins
American Dirt Oprah s Book Club Book PDF

Author : Jeanine Cummins
Publisher : Holt Paperbacks
Page : 0 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2022-02
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9781250209788

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American Dirt (Oprah's Book Club) by Jeanine Cummins Pdf

"También de este lado hay sueños. On this side, too, there are dreams. Lydia Quixano Perez lives in the Mexican city of Acapulco. She runs a bookstore. She has a son, Luca, the love of her life, and a wonderful husband who is a journalist. And while there are cracks beginning to show in Acapulco because of the drug cartels, her life is, by and large, fairly comfortable. Even though she knows they'll never sell, Lydia stocks some of her all-time favorite books in her store. And then one day a man enters the shop to browse and comes up to the register with four books he would like to buy--two of them her favorites. Javier is erudite. He is charming. And, unbeknownst to Lydia, he is the jefe of the newest drug cartel that has gruesomely taken over the city. When Lydia's husband's tell-all profile of Javier is published, none of their lives will ever be the same. Forced to flee, Lydia and eight-year-old Luca soon find themselves miles and worlds away from their comfortable middle-class existence. Instantly transformed into migrants, Lydia and Luca ride la bestia--trains that make their way north toward the United States, which is the only place Javier's reach doesn't extend. As they join the countless people trying to reach el norte, Lydia soon sees that everyone is running from something. But what exactly are they running to? American Dirt will leave readers utterly changed when they finish reading it. A page-turner filled with poignancy, drama, and humanity on every page, it is a literary achievement."--

The Fiction of South Asians in North America and the Caribbean

Mitali P. Wong,Zia Hasan
The Fiction of South Asians in North America and the Caribbean Book PDF

Author : Mitali P. Wong,Zia Hasan
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 160 pages
File Size : 45,9 Mb
Release : 2010-06-28
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 0786482249

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The Fiction of South Asians in North America and the Caribbean by Mitali P. Wong,Zia Hasan Pdf

This study establishes connections between the themes and methodologies of writers within the South Asian diaspora in the New World, and serves both serious analysts as well as beginning readers of South Asian fiction. It is an impartial study that analyzes the stylistic excellence of South Asian fiction and the clearly emergent motifs of the writers, recognizing the value of the interplay of cultural differences and the need for resolution of those differences. The book begins with a discussion of the works of Indo-Caribbean novelists Samuel Selvon and V.S. Naipaul, author of A House for Mr. Biswas and The Enigma of Arrival, thereby establishing parallels between the immigration patterns of the South Asian diaspora who first emigrated to the Caribbean long before significant numbers of South Asians came to the United States. Next, the fiction of Ruth Prawer Jhabvala (Heat and Dust), the non-fictional narratives of Ved Mehta (Face to Face), and the satire and social criticism of Bharati Mukherjee (Wife) and Chitra Banerjee Divakaruni (Sister of My Heart) are discussed. New literary voices such as those of Bapsi Sidhwa (An American Brat), Pulitzer Prize winner Jhumpa Lahiri, whose characters, plots and themes deal with universal human experiences, Akhil Sharma, Manil Suri and Samrat Upadhyay are studied for the new directions and new methods they offer. A sub-genre of young adult fiction is discovered in the novels of Dhan Gopal Mukerji, such as in his Gay-Neck: The Story of a Pigeon, and more recently in the works of Mitali Perkins and Indi Rana. Recent expatriate novelists from South Asia such as Anita Desai, Amitav Chosh, Vikram Chandra and the American editions of Vikram Seth's novels are appraised together with contemporary Indo-Canadian novelists and Indo-Caribbean novelists resident in Canada.

A Confederacy of Dunces

John Kennedy Toole
A Confederacy of Dunces Book PDF

Author : John Kennedy Toole
Publisher : Grove/Atlantic, Inc.
Page : 414 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 2007-12-01
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780802197627

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A Confederacy of Dunces by John Kennedy Toole Pdf

Winner of the Pulitzer Prize “A masterwork . . . the novel astonishes with its inventiveness . . . it is nothing less than a grand comic fugue.”—The New York Times Book Review A Confederacy of Dunces is an American comic masterpiece. John Kennedy Toole's hero, one Ignatius J. Reilly, is "huge, obese, fractious, fastidious, a latter-day Gargantua, a Don Quixote of the French Quarter. His story bursts with wholly original characters, denizens of New Orleans' lower depths, incredibly true-to-life dialogue, and the zaniest series of high and low comic adventures" (Henry Kisor, Chicago Sun-Times).

All the Way to America: The Story of a Big Italian Family and a Little Shovel

Dan Yaccarino
All the Way to America The Story of a Big Italian Family and a Little Shovel Book PDF

Author : Dan Yaccarino
Publisher : Dragonfly Books
Page : 41 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2014-09-09
Category : Juvenile Fiction
ISBN : 9780375859205

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All the Way to America: The Story of a Big Italian Family and a Little Shovel by Dan Yaccarino Pdf

“This immigration story is universal.” —School Library Journal, Starred Dan Yaccarino’s great-grandfather arrived at Ellis Island with a small shovel and his parents’ good advice: “Work hard, but remember to enjoy life, and never forget your family.” With simple text and warm, colorful illustrations, Yaccarino recounts how the little shovel was passed down through four generations of this Italian-American family—along with the good advice. It’s a story that will have kids asking their parents and grandparents: Where did we come from? How did our family make the journey all the way to America? “A shovel is just a shovel, but in Dan Yaccarino’s hands it becomes a way to dig deep into the past and honor all those who helped make us who we are.” —Eric Rohmann, winner of the Caldecott Medal for My Friend Rabbit “All the Way to America is a charmer. Yaccarino’s heartwarming story rings clearly with truth, good cheer, and love.” —Tomie dePaola, winner of a Caldecott Honor Award for Strega Nona

The Great American Read: The Book of Books

PBS
The Great American Read The Book of Books Book PDF

Author : PBS
Publisher : Hachette UK
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 44,8 Mb
Release : 2018-08-21
Category : Literary Collections
ISBN : 9780316417549

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The Great American Read: The Book of Books by PBS Pdf

A blockbuster illustrated book that captures what Americans love to read, The Great American Read: The Book of Books is the gorgeously-produced companion book to PBS's ambitious summer 2018 series. What are America's best-loved novels? PBS will launch The Great American Read series with a 2-hour special in May 2018 revealing America's 100 best-loved novels, determined by a rigorous national survey. Subsequent episodes will air in September and October. Celebrities and everyday Americans will champion their favorite novel and in the finale in late October, America's #1 best-loved novel will be revealed. The Great American Read: The Book of Books will present all 100 novels with fascinating information about each book, author profiles, a snapshot of the novel's social relevance, film or television adaptations, other books and writings by the author, and little-known facts. Also included are themed articles about banned books, the most influential book illustrators, reading recommendations, the best first-lines in literature, and more. Beautifully designed with rare images of the original manuscripts, first-edition covers, rejection letters, and other ephemera, The Great American Read: The Book of Books is a must-have book for all booklovers.

The Plot Against America

Philip Roth
The Plot Against America Book PDF

Author : Philip Roth
Publisher : HarperCollins
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 50,6 Mb
Release : 2004-10-05
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780547345314

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The Plot Against America by Philip Roth Pdf

Philip Roth's bestselling alternate history—the chilling story of what happens to one family when America elects a charismatic, isolationist president—is soon to be an HBO limited series. In an extraordinary feat of narrative invention, Philip Roth imagines an alternate history where Franklin D. Roosevelt loses the 1940 presidential election to heroic aviator and rabid isolationist Charles A. Lindbergh. Shortly thereafter, Lindbergh negotiates a cordial “understanding” with Adolf Hitler, while the new government embarks on a program of folksy anti-Semitism. For one boy growing up in Newark, Lindbergh’s election is the first in a series of ruptures that threaten to destroy his small, safe corner of America–and with it, his mother, his father, and his older brother. "A terrific political novel . . . Sinister, vivid, dreamlike . . . creepily plausible. . . You turn the pages, astonished and frightened.” — The New York Times Book Review

Reading Fiction in Antebellum America

James L. Machor
Reading Fiction in Antebellum America Book PDF

Author : James L. Machor
Publisher : JHU Press
Page : 419 pages
File Size : 49,9 Mb
Release : 2011-04-01
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780801899331

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Reading Fiction in Antebellum America by James L. Machor Pdf

James L. Machor offers a sweeping exploration of how American fiction was received in both public and private spheres in the United States before the Civil War. Machor takes four antebellum authors—Edgar Allan Poe, Herman Melville, Catharine Sedgwick, and Caroline Chesebro'—and analyzes how their works were published, received, and interpreted. Drawing on discussions found in book reviews and in private letters and diaries, Machor examines how middle-class readers of the time engaged with contemporary fiction and how fiction reading evolved as an interpretative practice in nineteenth-century America. Through careful analysis, Machor illuminates how the reading practices of nineteenth-century Americans shaped not only the experiences of these writers at the time but also the way the writers were received in the twentieth century. What Machor reveals is that these authors were received in ways strikingly different from how they are currently read, thereby shedding significant light on their present status in the literary canon in comparison to their critical and popular positions in their own time. Machor deftly combines response and reception criticism and theory with work in the history of reading to engage with groundbreaking scholarship in historical hermeneutics. In so doing, Machor takes us ever closer to understanding the particular and varying reading strategies of historical audiences and how they impacted authors’ conceptions of their own readership.

American War

Omar El Akkad
American War Book PDF

Author : Omar El Akkad
Publisher : McClelland & Stewart
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 53,7 Mb
Release : 2017-04-04
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 9780771009402

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American War by Omar El Akkad Pdf

Shortlisted for the Rogers Writers' Trust Fiction Prize A Globe and Mail Best Book A New York Times Notable Book of the Year A Quill & Quire Best Book of 2017 An audacious and powerful debut novel: a second American Civil War, a devastating plague, and one family caught deep in the middle -- a story that asks what might happen if America were to turn its most devastating policies and deadly weapons upon itself. Sarat Chestnut, born in Louisiana, is only six when the Second American Civil War breaks out in 2074. But even she knows that oil is outlawed, that Louisiana is half underwater, that unmanned drones fill the sky. And when her father is killed and her family is forced into Camp Patience for displaced persons, she quickly begins to be shaped by her particular time and place until, finally, through the influence of a mysterious functionary, she is turned into a deadly instrument of war. Telling her story is her nephew, Benjamin Chestnut, born during war as one of the Miraculous Generation and now an old man confronting the dark secret of his past -- his family's role in the conflict and, in particular, that of his aunt, a woman who saved his life while destroying untold others.

Science Fiction America

David J. Hogan
Science Fiction America Book PDF

Author : David J. Hogan
Publisher : McFarland
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2015-05-07
Category : Performing Arts
ISBN : 9781476608662

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Science Fiction America by David J. Hogan Pdf

From the inception of the science fiction film, writers, directors, producers, and actors have understood that the genre lends itself to a level of social commentary not available in other formats. Viewers find it easier to accept explorations of such issues as domestic violence, war, xenophobia, faith, identity, racism, and other difficult topics when the protagonists exist in future times or other worlds that are only vaguely similar to our own. The 22 original essays in this collection examine how the issues in particular science fiction films—from 1930’s High Treason to 1999’s The Iron Giant—reflect and comment on the prevailing issues of their time. The 16 writers (including such noted contributors as Ted Okuda, Gary Don Rhodes, Bryan Senn, John Soister and Ken Weiss) provide insight on how the genre’s wistful daydreaming, forthcoming wonders, and nightmarish scenarios are often grounded in the grimmer realities of the human condition. Films covered include It Came from Outer Space, Godzilla, The 27th Day, Alien and Starship Troopers, plus television’s The Adventures of Superman, the Flash Gordon serials, and vintage space cartoons by Fleischer.

Sudden Fiction

Robert Shapard,James Thomas
Sudden Fiction Book PDF

Author : Robert Shapard,James Thomas
Publisher : Gibbs Smith
Page : 284 pages
File Size : 49,5 Mb
Release : 1986
Category : Fiction
ISBN : 0879052651

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Sudden Fiction by Robert Shapard,James Thomas Pdf

Presents over seventy short stories five pages long or less by such American authors as Joyce Carol Oates, Ray Bradbury, Langston Hughes, and Raymond Carver, and includes authors' commentary on the genre.

Experiencing America's Story through Fiction

Hilary Susan Crew
Experiencing America s Story through Fiction Book PDF

Author : Hilary Susan Crew
Publisher : American Library Association
Page : 241 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2014-07-14
Category : Language Arts & Disciplines
ISBN : 9780838919927

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Experiencing America's Story through Fiction by Hilary Susan Crew Pdf

Perfect for classroom use and YA readers' advisory, Crew’s book highlights more than 150 titles of historical fiction published since 2000 that are appropriate for seventh to twelfth graders

The Dream of the Great American Novel

Lawrence Buell
The Dream of the Great American Novel Book PDF

Author : Lawrence Buell
Publisher : Harvard University Press
Page : 582 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2014-02-25
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9780674726321

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The Dream of the Great American Novel by Lawrence Buell Pdf

The first book in many years to take in the full sweep of national fiction, The Dream of the Great American Novel explains why this supposedly antiquated idea continues to thrive. It shows that four G.A.N. "scripts" are keys to the dynamics of American literature and identity--and to the myth of a nation perpetually under construction.

The American

Henry James
The American Book PDF

Author : Henry James
Publisher : Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
Page : 330 pages
File Size : 40,6 Mb
Release : 2017-02-11
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 1543072267

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The American by Henry James Pdf

The American A social comedy about Christopher Newman, an American businessman on his first tour of Europe. Along the way, he finds a widow from an aristocratic French family.