- Illegal aliens, Repairing trades, Authors, Immigrants
A novel set in Seattle at the turn of the millennium follows two immigrants as they struggle to achieve the American dream in the midst of terrorism, economic fireworks, and unrest in the streets.
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Classical in form, contemporary, spare and prestige.
- classical in formformally daring
- contemporarynostalgic
- sparerichly built
- unpretentiousprestige
- earnestironic
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About the book
- Author
- Jonathan Raban
- First published
- 2003
- Pages
- 288
- Publisher
- Vintage, Pantheon Books, RB Large Print
- Editions
- 7
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9781402590382
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