{"product_id":"american-woman-9780060542221","title":"American Woman","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\"Susan Choi...proves herself a natural--a writer whose intelligence and historical awareness effortlessly serve a breathtaking narrative ability. I couldn't put \u003cem\u003eAmerican Woman\u003c\/em\u003e down, and wanted when I finished it to do nothing but read it again.\" --Joan Didion\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA novel of impressive scope and complexity, \"\u003cem\u003eAmerican Woman\u003c\/em\u003e is a thoughtful, meditative interrogation of...history and politics, of power and racism, and finally, of radicalism.\" (\u003cem\u003eSan Francisco Chronicle\u003c\/em\u003e), perfect for readers who love Emma Cline's novel, \u003cem\u003eThe Girls.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOn the lam for an act of violence against the American government, 25-year-old Jenny Shimada agrees to care for three younger fugitives whom a shadowy figure from her former radical life has spirited out of California. One of them, the kidnapped granddaughter of a wealthy newspaper magnate in San Francisco, has become a national celebrity for embracing her captors' ideology and joining their revolutionary cell.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003e\"\u003c\/em\u003eA brilliant read\u003cem\u003e...\u003c\/em\u003eastonishing in its honesty and confidence,\" (\u003cem\u003eDenver Post\u003c\/em\u003e) \u003cem\u003eAmerican Woman\u003c\/em\u003e explores the psychology of the young radicals, the intensity of their isolated existence, and the paranoia and fear that undermine their ideals.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Susan Choi\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Harper Perennial\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 09\/07\/2004\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 369\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.75lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.90h x 5.30w x 1.00d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780060542221\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eNew York Times\u003c\/i\u003e 09\/19\/2004 pg. 24\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoi, Susan:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSusan Choi is the author of \u003cem\u003eTrust Exercise\u003c\/em\u003e, which received the National Book Award for fiction, as well as the novels \u003cem\u003eThe Foreign Student\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eAmerican Woman\u003c\/em\u003e, \u003cem\u003eA Person of Interest\u003c\/em\u003e, and \u003cem\u003eMy Education\u003c\/em\u003e. She is a recipient of the Asian-American Literary Award for fiction, the PEN\/W. G. Sebald Award, a Lambda Literary award, the Sunday Times Audible Short Story Award, and fellowships from the National Endowment for the Arts and the Guggenheim Foundation. She teaches in the Writing Seminars at Johns Hopkins University and lives in Brooklyn, New York\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Harper Perennial","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":43099428618355,"sku":"9.78E+12","price":22.92,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/files\/img_f33641a2-e522-4962-adc3-b5063ccee8ab.jpg?v=1748699239","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/american-woman-9780060542221","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}