In America (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780312273200)

In America is a kaleidoscopic portrait of America on the cusp of modernity. As she did in her enormously popular novel The Volcano Lover, Susan Sontag casts a story located in the past in a fresh, provocative light to create a fictional world full of contemporary resonance.

In 1876 a group of Poles led by Maryna Zalezowska, Poland's greatest actress, emigrate to the United States and travel to California to found a utopian commune. When the commune fails, Maryna stays, learns English, and--as Marina Zalenska--forges a new, even more triumphant career on the American stage, becoming a diva on par with Sara Bernhardt.

In America is about many things: a woman's search for self-transformation; the fate of idealism; a life in the theater; the many varieties of love; and, not least of all, stories and storytelling itself. Operatic in the scope and intensity of the emotions it depicts, richly detailed and visionary in its account of America, and peopled with unforgettable characters.

In America is the winner of the 2000 National Book Award for Fiction.

Author: Susan Sontag
ISBN-10: 0312273207
ISBN-13: 9780312273200
Publisher: St. Martins Press-3PL
Language: English
Published: 05/04/2001
Pages: 398
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.15lbs
Size: 8.40h x 5.50w x 1.00d

Accelerated Reader:
Reading Level: 7.5
Point Value: 23
Interest Level: Upper Grade
Quiz #/Name: 51777 / In America: A Novel


Review Citation(s):
New York Times 04/29/2001 pg. 24