It Occurs to Me That I Am America
New Stories and Art
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When Donald Trump claimed victory in the November 2016 election, the US literary and art world erupted in indignation. Many of America's preeminent writers and artists are stridently opposed to the administration's agenda and executive orders—and they're not about to go gentle into that good night. In this "masterful literary achievement" (Kurt Eichenwald, author of Conspiracy of Fools), more than thirty of the most acclaimed writers at work today consider the fundamental ideals of a free, just, and compassionate democracy through fiction in an anthology that "promises to be both a powerful tool in the fight to uphold our values and a tribute to the remarkable voices behind it" (Anthony D. Romero, executive director of the ACLU).
With an introduction by Pulitzer Prize-winning author, Viet Thanh Nguyen, and edited by bestselling author Jonathan Santlofer, this powerful anthology includes original, striking art from fourteen of the country's most celebrated artists, cartoonists, and graphic novelists, including Art Spiegelman, Roz Chast, Marilyn Minter, and Eric Fischl.
Transcendent, urgent, and ultimately hopeful, It Occurs to Me That I Am America takes back the narrative of what it means to be an American in the 21st century.
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Creators
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Richard RussoAuthor
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Joyce Carol OatesAuthor
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Neil GaimanAuthor
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Lee ChildAuthor
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Mary Higgins ClarkAuthor
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Jonathan SantloferEditor
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Christian BarillasNarrator
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Francois ChauNarrator
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Kyla GarciaNarrator
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Parry ShenNarrator
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Candace ThaxtonNarrator
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Viet Thanh NguyenAuthor of introduction, etc.
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Jonathan SantloferAuthor of introduction, etc.
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Publisher
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Release date
January 16, 2018 -
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OverDrive Listen audiobook
- ISBN: 9781508245186
- File size: 388143 KB
- Duration: 13:28:37
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Languages
- English
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Reviews
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AudioFile Magazine
The short stories by more than 35 prominent contemporary authors in this anthology share the theme of contemplating the tenets of democracy in uncertain political times, with the aim of supporting the ACLU. An array of male and female narrators takes turns providing narrations of the various stories, with a corresponding range of performances, some more convincing than others. The stories are fictional, set both in America and abroad, with some selections overtly political and immediately relevant to today's political climate. Others, set in different geographical locations or different time periods, are more abstractly related. Generally speaking, all the narrators provide a pleasant and evocative listening experience, with the exception of one male narrator whose raspy voice is a distraction from the several stories he narrates. S.E.G. © AudioFile 2018, Portland, Maine
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