The Good Immigrant USA
26 Writers on America, Immigration and Home
$39.51
- Paperback
336 pages
- Release Date
12 January 2021
Summary
GUARDIAN MUST READ BOOKS OF 2019
‘The you-gotta-read-this anthology’ Stylist
‘This collection showcases the joy, empathy and fierceness needed to adopt the country as one’s own’ Publishers Weekly
An urgent collection of essays exploring what it’s like to be othered in an increasingly divided America.
From Trump’s proposed border wall and …
Book Details
| ISBN-13: | 9780349700380 |
|---|---|
| ISBN-10: | 0349700389 |
| Author: | Nikesh Shukla, Chimene Suleyman |
| Publisher: | John Murray Press |
| Imprint: | Dialogue Books |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Number of Pages: | 336 |
| Release Date: | 12 January 2021 |
| Weight: | 260g |
| Dimensions: | 196mm x 126mm x 24mm |
What They're Saying
Critics Review
The strength of this collection is in its diversity - of gender, sexuality, privilege, experience, and writing style. A gift for anyone who understands or wants to learn about the breadth of experience among immigrants to the US, this collection showcases the joy, empathy, and fierceness needed to adopt the country as one’s own - Publishers Weekly
This collection is a resounding success on multiple fronts. Its righteous rage is perfectly matched by its literary rewards … a surround-sound chorus that bristles with an unpredictable, electric energy - Washington PostA well-curated set of essays from writers and artists … This book does what books can do better than other media: it devotes space to the shadowy ranges, to the subjects that are not easily graspable - the ineffable, varied, certainly never simple experiences of being an immigrant - GuardianThe UK edition of The Good Immigrant, featuring essays by Riz Ahmed, Himesh Patel and Bim Adewunmi was an urgent, essential book. The US edition is no different. A whole new set of essays by first and second-generation immigrants explore what it’s like to be othered in an increasingly divided America, touching on topics including memory, fashion and heritage - StylistAbout The Author
Nikesh Shukla
Nikesh Shukla is the author of three novels. His latest, The One Who Wrote Destiny was published in 2018. His debut novel, Coconut Unlimited, was shortlisted for the Costa First Novel Award 2010. His second novel, Meatspace was released to critical acclaim in 2014. Nikesh has written for The Guardian, Observer, Independent, Esquire, Buzzfeed, Vice, BBC2, LitHub, Guernica and BBC Radio 4. Nikesh is also the editor the bestselling essay collection, The Good Immigrant which won the reader’s choice at the Books Are My Bag Awards. Nikesh was one of Foreign Policy Magazine’s 100 Global Thinkers and The Bookseller’s 100 most influential people in publishing in 2016 and in 2017. He is the co-founder of the literary journal, The Good Journal and The Good Literary Agency.
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