The Resource In America : a novel, Susan Sontag
In America : a novel, Susan Sontag
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Resource Information
The item In America : a novel, Susan Sontag represents a specific, individual, material embodiment of a distinct intellectual or artistic creation found in Austin Public Library.
This item is available to borrow from 1 library branch.
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- Summary
- A historical novel follows the efforts of a group of Poles, led by a famous actress, to build a utopian commune in California in the 1870s
- Language
- eng
- Label
- In America : a novel
- Title
- In America
- Title remainder
- a novel
- Statement of responsibility
- Susan Sontag
- Subject
-
- trueActors and actresses
- trueLiterary fiction
- true19th century -- 1801 -- 1900
- Actresses
- trueHistorical fiction
- trueBiographical fiction
- trueUtopias
- Polish Americans
- true1870s -- 1870 -- 1879
- trueTheater -- United States -- 19th century
- trueIndependence in women
- trueCreativity in women
- Utopias -- Fiction
- Actresses -- Fiction
- Polish Americans -- Fiction
- truePolish Americans
- trueMarriage
- Utopias
- trueRanches -- California -- 19th century
- Fiction
- trueMultiple perspectives
- Miscellaneous fiction
- trueLovers
- trueFrontier and pioneer life
- Language
- eng
- Summary
- A historical novel follows the efforts of a group of Poles, led by a famous actress, to build a utopian commune in California in the 1870s
- Summary
- Poland's greatest living actress leads a utopian community to the wilds of 1876 California, where she will struggle to maintain love, hope, and idealism in the harsh reality of the American West
- Award
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- Booklist Editors' Choice, 2000.
- National Book Award for Fiction, 2000.
- New York Times Notable Book, 2000
- Biography type
- contains biographical information
- http://library.link/vocab/ext/novelist/bookUI
- 056799
- Cataloging source
- BKL
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorDate
- 1933-2004
- http://library.link/vocab/creatorName
- Sontag, Susan
- Dewey number
- 813/.54
- Index
- no index present
- Literary form
- fiction
- http://library.link/vocab/resourcePreferred
- True
- http://library.link/vocab/subjectName
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- Actresses
- Polish Americans
- Utopias
- Actresses
- Polish Americans
- Utopias
- Target audience
- adult
- Label
- In America : a novel, Susan Sontag
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocm46773062
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Extent
- 387 pages
- Isbn
- 9780312273200
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)46773062
- Label
- In America : a novel, Susan Sontag
- Carrier category
- volume
- Carrier category code
- nc
- Carrier MARC source
- rdacarrier
- Content category
- text
- Content type code
- txt
- Content type MARC source
- rdacontent
- Control code
- ocm46773062
- Dimensions
- 21 cm
- Extent
- 387 pages
- Isbn
- 9780312273200
- Isbn Type
- (paperback)
- Media category
- unmediated
- Media MARC source
- rdamedia
- Media type code
- n
- System control number
- (OCoLC)46773062
Subject
- true1870s -- 1870 -- 1879
- true19th century -- 1801 -- 1900
- trueActors and actresses
- Actresses
- Actresses -- Fiction
- trueBiographical fiction
- trueCreativity in women
- Fiction
- trueFrontier and pioneer life
- trueHistorical fiction
- trueIndependence in women
- trueLiterary fiction
- trueLovers
- trueMarriage
- Miscellaneous fiction
- trueMultiple perspectives
- Polish Americans
- truePolish Americans
- Polish Americans -- Fiction
- trueRanches -- California -- 19th century
- trueTheater -- United States -- 19th century
- trueUtopias
- Utopias
- Utopias -- Fiction
Genre
- trueBiographical fiction
- Fiction
- trueHistorical fiction
- trueLiterary fiction
- Miscellaneous fiction
- trueMultiple perspectives
Included in
- trueBooklist Editors' Choice - Best Fiction Books: 2000
- trueNational Book Awards: Fiction
- trueNew York Times Notable Books - Fiction and Poetry: 2000
Tone Tone is the feeling that a book evokes in the reader. In many cases, this category best answers the question, "What are you in the mood for?"
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