{"product_id":"in-america-9780312273200","title":"In America","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn America\u003c\/i\u003e is a kaleidoscopic portrait of America on the cusp of modernity. As she did in her enormously popular novel \u003ci\u003eThe Volcano Lover\u003c\/i\u003e, Susan Sontag casts a story located in the past in a fresh, provocative light to create a fictional world full of contemporary resonance. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1876 a group of Poles led by Maryna Zalezowska, Poland's greatest actress, emigrate to the United States and travel to California to found a \"utopian commune.\" When the commune fails, Maryna stays, learns English, and--as Marina Zalenska--forges a new, even more triumphant career on the American stage, becoming a diva on par with Sara Bernhardt. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn America \u003c\/i\u003eis about many things: a woman's search for self-transformation; the fate of idealism; a life in the theater; the many varieties of love; and, not least of all, stories and storytelling itself. Operatic in the scope and intensity of the emotions it depicts, richly detailed and visionary in its account of America, and peopled with unforgettable characters. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ci\u003eIn America\u003c\/i\u003e is the winner of the 2000 National Book Award for Fiction.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eSusan Sontag\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of four novels, \u003ci\u003eThe Benefactor, Death Kit, The Volcano Lover \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eIn America\u003c\/i\u003e; I, Etcetera, a collection of stories; several plays; and five works of nonfiction, among them \u003ci\u003eIllness as a Metaphor \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eAIDS and Its Metaphors\u003c\/i\u003e. In 2001 she was awarded the Jerusalem Prize for the body of her work.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Picador USA","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50692649976082,"sku":"9780312273200","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_818d1a67-949a-4d42-86a3-6675afeba24b.jpg?v=1734130775","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/in-america-9780312273200","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}