Visions of America: Personal Narratives from the Promised Land
In this rich and diverse collection, three dozen 20th-century writers muse about their experiences in and observations of America. Though the essays are organized in rough chronological fashion, some emphasize place (Barbara Grizzuti Harrison on Bensonhurst, Michael Stephens on Hawaii), others identity (Richard Rodriguez on language, Eva Hoffman on postmodern uncertainty), others the immigrant experience (Bharati Mukherjee) or the changing times (Joan Didion on the 1960s, James Farmer on the civil rights movement). Some Americans must leave home to find insights (June Jordan in the Bahamas), while some non-Americans come here to observe, such…
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Weitere Autoren: Ling, Amy (Hrsg.)
- ISBN: 978-0-89255-378-5
- EAN: 9780892553785
- Produktnummer: 10732307
- Verlag: Persea Books Inc
- Sprache: Englisch
- Erscheinungsjahr: 1993
- Seitenangabe: 384 S.
- Masse: H22.9 cm x B15.2 cm x D2.5 cm 730 g
- Gewicht: 730
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