John D'Agata

About a Mountain

Name: About a Mountain
Brand: WW Norton & Co
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ISBN 9780393339017
Weight: 255g
Dimensions: 137 x 211mm
Publication Date: 04 Feb 2011
Publisher: WW Norton & Co
Publication City/Country: US
Product Form: Paperback
Language: English

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When John D'Agata helps his mother move to Las Vegas one summer, he begins to follow a story about the federal government's plan to store nuclear waste at Yucca Mountain; the result is a startling portrait that compels a reexamination of the future of human life.

John D’Agata is the author of About a Mountain, Halls of Fame, and editor of The Next American Essay and The Lost Origins of the Essay. He teaches creative writing at the University of Iowa in Iowa City, where he lives.