Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century

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Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century is a nonfiction book that chronicles the lives of modern American nomads who travel the country in vans and RVs, working seasonal jobs on the margins of the economy.

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instanceOf journalistic work
nonfiction book
adaptationDirector Chloé Zhao NERFINISHED
adaptationReleaseYear 2020
adaptationStar Frances McDormand NERFINISHED
adaptedInto Nomadland (film) NERFINISHED
author Jessica Bruder NERFINISHED
awarded Discover Award for Nonfiction NERFINISHED
Library Journal Top Ten Book NERFINISHED
New York Times Notable Book NERFINISHED
countryOfOrigin United States of America
surface form: United States
exploresTheme alternative lifestyles
corporate labor practices
economic inequality
housing insecurity
mobility and freedom
retirement insecurity
featuresLocation Empire, Nevada NERFINISHED
Quartzsite, Arizona NERFINISHED
featuresOrganization Amazon CamperForce NERFINISHED
firstEditionFormat hardcover
focusesOn low-wage jobs
older Americans displaced from traditional housing
seasonal workers
genre journalism
nonfiction
sociology
hasISBN 9780393249316
language English
mediaType audiobook
ebook
print
notableCharacter Bob Wells NERFINISHED
Linda May NERFINISHED
Swankie NERFINISHED
pageCount approximately 288
publicationDate 2017
publisher W. W. Norton & Company NERFINISHED
setting United States of America
surface form: United States
subject Great Recession aftermath
gig economy
modern American nomads
precarious labor
recreational vehicle dwellers
van dwellers
timePeriodDescribed early twenty-first century
post-2008 recession era

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Jessica Bruder notableWork Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century
Jessica Bruder basedOn Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century
subject surface form: film "Nomadland"
Linda May notableWork Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century
this entity surface form: Nomadland