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In Search of a Dream America: Place in the Life Writing of Eastern European Immigrants - Immigration from Europe to North America Irina V. Rodimtseva New edition
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In Search of a Dream America: Place in the Life Writing of Eastern European Immigrants - Immigration from Europe to North America
Irina V. Rodimtseva
This book explores immigrant life writing and examines the complex relationship between the America imagined in the dreams of would-be immigrants and their ability to establish connections to actual places in America. The authors discussed in the book are: Vasily Aksyonov, Mary Antin, Eva Hoffman, Edward Limonov, and Miriam Potocky-Tripodi.
254 pages, 14
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | April 6, 2017 |
| ISBN13 | 9783034324236 |
| Publishers | Peter Lang AG, Internationaler Verlag de |
| Pages | 254 |
| Dimensions | 224 × 150 × 25 mm · 364 g |
| Language | French |
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