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The American by Cezar Giosan (Paperback / softback, 2012)

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The American is an epic trans-generational happy-end tale, which tells the true and ultimately tragic story of a Romanian shepherd who immigrated to the US at the beginning of last century. Love and hatred, highs and lows, bliss and despair, are gelled into an exciting narration with a perfect dose of cinematographic tension, enticing the reader to turn the page to see what comes next. The book has ample breadth and covers, through the remarkable life of the protagonist, half a century of events of profound historical importance: The Great War, the 1929 market crash, The Great Depression, the prohibition and bootlegging, The Second World War, the fearsome Romanian anti-Semitic Iron Guard, the installation of the communist regime in Eastern Europe, the indescribable brainwashing, torture and suffering in the Romanian communist prisons during the Stalin era. Between the lines one can sense how the story unfolds in an anti Great Man manner: despite the agency, assertiveness, and big struggles of the main character, who is in a continuous pursuit of the American Dream and sacrifices much to achieve it, the circumstances in which he often finds himself are immensely powerful, leading his destiny to tragic directions. The relevance to the present times is apparent: The market crash, the ecomic slump, the joblessness, the homelessness, the ruined dreams, the endless pursuit of happiness, the financial difficulties of the commoners. This is a story about many of our great-grandparents, who left everything behind to try their luck in the New World. Books about immigrants to the US have been written aplenty. But books about immigrants who came to the Promised Land and then went back to their country of origin to start anew - and to forever regret the step - are few. This is one of them. The American is a substantive reading and a table literary achievement.

Product Identifiers

Publisher
Createspace Independent Publishing Platform
ISBN-10
1481851683
ISBN-13
9781481851688
eBay Product ID (ePID)
220607061

Product Key Features

Format
Paperback / Softback, Trade Paperback (US) ,Unsewn / Adhesive Bound
Language
English
Topic
General & Literary Fiction
Author
Cezar Giosan
Genre
General & Literary Fiction

Dimensions

Height
229mm
Width
152mm
Weight
667g

Additional Product Features

Spine
26mm
Date of Publication
27/12/2012
Content Note
Black & White Illustrations
Country of Publication
United States

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