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Set in a beautiful but economically devastated Pennsylvania steel town, *American Rust* is a novel of the lost American dream and the desperation—as well as the acts of friendship, loyalty, and love—that arise from its loss.
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Earnest, grave, classical in form and contemporary.
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About the book
- Author
- Philipp Meyer
- First published
- 2009
- Pages
- 400
- Publisher
- Allen & Unwin, Simon & Schuster, Limited, Spiegel & Grau
- Editions
- 4
- Language
- English
- ISBN
- 9780385527521
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