My New American Life (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9780061713798)

"Francine Prose is a world-classsatirist who's also a world-class storyteller."--Russell Banks

Francine Prose captures contemporary America at itsmost hilarious and dreadful in My New American Life, a darkly humorousnovel of mismatched aspirations, Albanian gangsters, and the ever-elusiveAmerican dream. Following her New York Times bestselling novels BlueAngel and A Changed Man, Prose delivers the darkly humorous storyof Lula, a twenty-something Albanian immigrant trying to find stability andcomfort in New York City in the charged aftermath of 9/11. Set at the frontlines of a cultural war between idealism and cynicism, inalienable rights andimplacable Homeland Security measures, My New American Life is a movingand sardonic journey alongside a cast of characters exploring what it means tobe American.

Author: Francine Prose
ISBN-10: 0061713791
ISBN-13: 9780061713798
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Language: English
Published: 05/08/2012
Pages: 336
Format: Paperback
Weight: 0.54lbs
Size: 8.01h x 5.35w x 0.85d

Review Citation(s):
New York Times Book Review 06/03/2012 pg. 48