In America

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"In America" is a historical novel by Susan Sontag that fictionalizes the life of a 19th-century Polish actress who emigrates to the United States to found a utopian community.

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In America canonical 2

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instanceOf novel
author Susan Sontag NERFINISHED
authorGender female
authorNationality American NERFINISHED
authorOccupation essayist
intellectual
writer
awarded National Book Award for Fiction NERFINISHED
awardYear 2000
basedOn life of Polish actress Helena Modjeska
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
firstEditionFormat hardcover
genre biographical fiction
historical fiction
hasCharacter Maryna Zaleska NERFINISHED
hasTheme American dream
art and performance
assimilation
emigration
identity
utopian communities
language English
literaryMovement postmodern literature
mainCharacter Maryna Zaleska NERFINISHED
narrativeStyle third-person narration
pageCountApproximate 400
partOfAuthorBibliography works of Susan Sontag
plotSummary A celebrated 19th-century Polish actress emigrates to the United States to help found a utopian community.
protagonistNationality Polish
protagonistOccupation actress
publicationYear 2000
publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux NERFINISHED
settingCountry Poland NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
settingPeriod 19th century
subjectMatter 19th-century theatre
Polish immigration to the United States
utopian experiments in America

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Susan Sontag notableWork In America
Susan Sontag wrote In America