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A01=Chimene Suleyman
A01=Nikesh Shukla
Author_Chimene Suleyman
Author_Nikesh Shukla
Brown Book Group
Category1=Non-Fiction
Category=NL-DN
Category=NL-JF
COP=United Kingdom
Discount=15
Format=BB
Format_Hardback
HMM=236
IMPN=Dialogue Books
ISBN13=9780349700366
Language_English
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PD=20190307
Price_€20 to €50
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PUB=Little
SMM=32
Subject=Prose: Non-fiction
Subject=Society & Culture : General
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WMM=158

The Good Immigrant USA: 26 Writers Reflect on America

Hardback | English

By (author): Chimene Suleyman Nikesh Shukla

GUARDIAN MUST READ BOOKS OF 2019 ''The you-gotta-read-this anthology'' Stylist ''This collection showcases the joy, empathy and fierceness needed to adopt the country as one''s own'' Publishers Weekly An urgent collection of essays by first- and second-generation immigrants, exploring what it''s like to be othered in an increasingly divided America. From Trump''s proposed border wall and travel ban to the marching of White Supremacists in Charlottesville, America is consumed by tensions over immigration and the question of which bodies are welcome. In this much-anticipated follow-up to the bestselling UK edition, hailed by Zadie Smith as ''lively and vital'', editors Nikesh Shukla and Chimene Suleyman hand the microphone to an incredible range of writers whose humanity and right to be in the US is under attack. Chigozie Obioma unpacks an Igbo proverb that helped him navigate his journey to America from Nigeria. Jenny Zhang analyzes cultural appropriation in nineties fashion, recalling her own pain and confusion as a teenager trying to fit in. Fatimah Asghar describes the flood of memory and emotion triggered by an encounter with an Uber driver from Kashmir. Alexander Chee writes of a visit to Korea that changed his relationship to his heritage. These writers, and the many others in this singular collection, share powerful personal stories of living between cultures and languages while struggling to figure out who they are and where they belong. By turns heartbreaking and hilarious, troubling and uplifting, the essays in The Good Immigrant USA come together to create a provocative, conversation-sparking, multi-vocal portrait of America now. Essays from: Porochista Khakpour; Nicole Dennis-Benn; Rahawa Haile; Teju Cole; Priya Minhas; Wale Oyejide; Fatimah Asghar; Tejal Rao; Maeve Higgins; Krutika Mallikarjuna; Jim St. Germain; Jenny Zhang; Chigozie Obioma; Alexander Chee; Yann Demange; Jean Hannah Edelstein; Chimene Suleyman; Basim Usmani; Daniel Jose Older; Adrian Villar Rojas; Sebastian Villar Rojas; Dani Fernandez; Fatima Farheen Mirza; Susanne Ramirez de Arellano; Mona Chalabi; Jade Chang See more
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Product Details
  • Format: Hardback
  • Weight: 660g
  • Dimensions: 158 x 236 x 32mm
  • Publication Date: 07 Mar 2019
  • Publisher: Little
  • Publication City/Country: United Kingdom
  • Language: English
  • ISBN13: 9780349700366
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