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About This Book
ISBN13: 9780375701016 |
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In the course of Hunting Mr. Heartbreak, Raban passes for homeless in New York and tries to pass for a good ol' boy in Alabama (which entails "renting" an elderly black lab). He sees the Protestant work ethic perfected by Korean immigrants in Seattle — one of whom celebrates her new home as "So big! So green! So wide-wide-wide!" — and repudiated by the lowlife of Key West. And on every page of this peerlessly observant work, Raban makes us experience America with wonder, humor, and an unblinking eye for its contradictions.
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Synopsis:
In Hunting Mr. Heartbreak Raban follows the footsteps of Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur — "Heartbreak" in English — who, in 1782, wrote the pioneering account of the immigrant experience in America. In adapting Mr. Heartbreak's journey for our time, Raban passes for homeless in Manhattan and tries to pass for a good ol' boy in Alabama. He sees the Protestant work ethic perfected by Koreans in Seattle and cheerfully repudiated by the lowlife of Key West. With wonder, humor, and an unblinking eye for its contradictions, Raban makes readers experience a fresh America.
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Product Details
- ISBN:
- 9780375701016
- Subtitle:
- A Discovery of America
- Author:
- Author:
- Publisher:
- Vintage Books USA
- Location:
- New York :
- Subject:
- Description and travel
- Subject:
- History
- Subject:
- United states
- Subject:
- United States - General
- Subject:
- United States - 20th Century (1945 to present)
- Subject:
- Travel
- Subject:
- Essays & Travelogues
- Subject:
- British
- Subject:
- Atlantic ocean
- Subject:
- Atlantic Ocean Description and travel.
- Subject:
- United States - 20th Century (1945 to 2000)
- Copyright:
- 1998
- Edition Number:
- Reprint ed.
- Edition Description:
- VINTAGE DEPARTU
- Series:
- Vintage Departures
- Publication Date:
- November 1998
- Binding:
- Paperback
- Language:
- English
- Illustrations:
- Yes
- Pages:
- 384
- Dimensions:
- 803x522x86 65











