{"product_id":"american-misfit-matthew-j-motyka-9781966214106","title":"American Misfit: In Search of Reality","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eAmerican Misfit: In Search of Reality\u003c\/em\u003e interweaves personal experience with key historical events from the past half-century, showing how they shape individual consciousness. Grounded in Paul Ricoeur's theory of narrative-which sees storytelling as essential to understanding our world-Matthew Motyka recounts his multicultural journey. Raised in communist Poland, he spent his twenties in France before moving to the United States. Though he thrives as an immigrant, he confronts a lingering question: Why does America, generous to outsiders, resist being fully loved?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn search of answers, Motyka turns to European intellectuals such as Simone Weil, Leszek Kolakowski, Tzvetan Todorov, and Alain Finkielkraut, whose reflections on uprootedness, immigration, and alienation illuminate his own experience. This juxtaposition of personal story and historical context reveals the profound influence of global events on individual identity-and the difficulty of ever fully belonging to one's adopted home.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Matthew J. Motyka\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1966214103\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781966214106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Common Ground Research Networks\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/17\/2026\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 146\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.63lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.21h x 6.14w x 0.40d","brand":"Matthew J. Motyka","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":48874632478975,"sku":"9781966214106","price":30.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/american-misfit-matthew-j-motyka-9781966214106","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}