{"product_id":"understanding-francisco-goldman-ariana-e-vigil-9781611179200","title":"Understanding Francisco Goldman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe first book-length study of a writer whose work has been shaped by his unique heritage\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAward-winning writer and journalist Francisco Goldman is the author of novels and works of nonfiction and is a regular contributor to the \u003ci\u003eNew Yorker \u003c\/i\u003emagazine. His awards include the Sue Kaufman Prize for First Fiction and the T. R. Fyvel Book Award, as well as a Guggenheim Fellowship. Born to a Guatemalan mother and Jewish American father, Goldman's heritage has shaped his unique perspective and has had a significant influence on his literary themes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn Understanding Francisco Goldman\u003c\/i\u003e, the first book-length study of Goldman's life and work, Ariana E. Vigil begins with a biographical chapter drawn largely from Goldman's essays and interviews. Her analytical chapters, one for each of Goldman's four novels and two works of nonfiction, offer biographical, historical, political, and literary context for each work while exploring major themes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eVigil examines the influence literary and political history have had in the development of Goldman's characters and themes, as well as his use of multiple literary genres and the role of humor in his work. She underscores how major themes in Goldman's work--migration, political violence, love, and loss--are explored across nations and time periods and how they remain significant today. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn Understanding Francisco Goldman\u003c\/i\u003e, Vigil draws connections between the writer's life and work and demonstrates the appreciation he deserves for his influence, diversity, and breadth. Through his thoughtful, intellectual, transnational writing, Goldman expands the definition of what it means to be American.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Ariana E. Vigil\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1611179203\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781611179200\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e University of South Carolina Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 11\/27\/2018\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 152\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 0.70d","brand":"Ariana E. Vigil","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":49097015099647,"sku":"9781611179200","price":29.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/understanding-francisco-goldman-ariana-e-vigil-9781611179200","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}