Digging to America
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Digging to America is a contemporary novel by Anne Tyler that explores family, identity, and cultural assimilation through the intertwined lives of two families who adopt daughters from Korea.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Digging to America canonical | 1 |
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
literary work
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novel ⓘ |
| author | Anne Tyler NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| explores |
different parenting styles across cultures
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tensions between assimilation and preserving cultural heritage ⓘ the experience of Iranian Americans in the United States ⓘ |
| followedBy | Noah's Compass NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary fiction
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domestic fiction ⓘ family saga ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | BBC Radio 4 dramatization ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Bitsy Donaldson
NERFINISHED
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Brad Donaldson NERFINISHED ⓘ Jin-Ho NERFINISHED ⓘ Maryam Yazdan NERFINISHED ⓘ Sami Yazdan NERFINISHED ⓘ Susan NERFINISHED ⓘ Ziba Yazdan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasISBN | 978-0-307-26394-0 ⓘ |
| hasMotif | annual Arrival Day parties ⓘ |
| hasReception | generally positive critical reviews ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryStyle | realist fiction ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
adoption
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cross-cultural relationships ⓘ cultural assimilation ⓘ family ⓘ identity ⓘ immigration ⓘ |
| mediaType | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of transnational adoption
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portrayal of cross-cultural family dynamics ⓘ |
| pageCount | 288 ⓘ |
| partOf | Anne Tyler bibliography ⓘ |
| plotSummary | Two American families, one Iranian American and one white American, form a lasting connection after adopting baby girls from Korea on the same day. ⓘ |
| precededBy | The Amateur Marriage NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 2006 ⓘ |
| publisher | Alfred A. Knopf ⓘ |
| settingLocation | Baltimore, Maryland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfSetting | late 20th century and early 21st century ⓘ |
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