Hunting Mister Heartbreak: A Discovery of America by Raban, Jonathan
Hunting Mister Heartbreak: A Discovery of America by Raban, Jonathan

Hunting Mister Heartbreak: A Discovery of America

A New York Times Notable Book "In an era of jet tourism, Jonathan Raban] remains a traveler-adventurer...
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Hunting Mister Heartbreak: A Discovery of America by Raban, Jonathan

Hunting Mister Heartbreak: A Discovery of America

$43.50
Hunting Mister Heartbreak: A Discovery of America by Raban, Jonathan

Hunting Mister Heartbreak: A Discovery of America

$43.50
Author: Jonathan Raban
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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A New York Times Notable Book

"In an era of jet tourism, Jonathan Raban] remains a
traveler-adventurer in the tradition of . . . Robert Louis Stevenson."
--The New York Times Book Review

In 1782 an immigrant with the high-toned name J. Hector St. John de Cr vecoeur--"Heartbreak" in English--wrote a pioneering account of one European's transformation into an American. Some two hundred years later Jonathan Raban, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, arrived in Cr vecoeur's wake to see how America has paid off for succeeding generations of newcomers. The result is an exhilarating, often deliciously funny book that is at once a travelogue, a social history, and a love letter to the United States.
In the course of Hunting Mr. Heartbreak, Raban passes for homeless in New York and tries to pass for a good ol' boy in Alabama (which entails "renting" an elderly black lab). He sees the Protestant work ethic perfected by Korean immigrants in Seattle--one of whom celebrates her new home as "So big So green So wide-wide-wide "--and repudiated by the lowlife of Key West. And on every page of this peerlessly observant work, Raban makes us experience America with wonder, humor, and an unblinking eye for its contradictions.

"Raban delivers himself of some of the most memorable prose ever written
about urban America." --Henry Kisor, Chicago Sun-Times

"When Raban describes America and Americans, he is unfailingly witty
and entertaining." --Salman Rushdie

Author: Jonathan Raban
Publisher: Vintage
Published: 11/03/1998
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.00lbs
Size: 8.00h x 5.20w x 0.90d
ISBN: 9780375701016


Review Citation(s):
New York Times 11/15/1998 pg. 68

About the Author
Jonathan Raban is the author of the novels Surveillance and Waxwings; his nonfiction works include Passage to Juneau, Bad Land, and Driving Home: An American Journey. His honors include the National Book Critics Circle Award, the PEN/West Creative Nonfiction Award, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers' Award, and the Governor's Award of the State of Washington. He lives in Seattle.
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