Boundaries
Fr. 18.90
inkl. gesetzl. MwSt.Beschreibung
Produktdetails
Format
ePUB
Kopierschutz
Nein
Family Sharing
Nein
Text-to-Speech
Ja
Erscheinungsdatum
01.03.2019
Verlag
Akashic BooksSeitenzahl
257 (Printausgabe)
Dateigröße
448 KB
Sprache
Englisch
EAN
9781617750724
A woman struggles with love, work, and identity in a novel by "one of the finest and most necessary voices in contemporary American and Caribbean fiction" (Colum McCann, author of
Let the Great World Spin).
Anna, a Caribbean American immigrant, is eager to assimilate in her new country-but she is about to discover that a gap yawns between her and American-born citizens. The head of a specialized imprint at a major publishing house, Anna is soon challenged for her position by an ambitious upstart who accuses her of not really understanding American culture-particularly African American culture.
Her job at stake, Anna turns for advice to her boyfriend, a fellow Caribbean American himself, but even here she finds conflict-in this riveting, thoughtful novel about immigration, family dynamics, race, and relationships, in which "many moments of elegant, overarching insight bind the personal to the collective past" (
The New York Times Book Review).
"Spare and transcendent prose... a unique and riveting perspective on Caribbean life as well as immigrant life in general." -
The New York Amsterdam News
"If I wore a hat, I'd tip it to novelist Elizabeth Nunez. [
Boundaries] is timely and provocative-and it's written with such vivid prose that, despite the bittersweet ending, you'll step away from this refreshing take on contemporary publishing with a smile." -
Essence
"In Nunez's latest, the author further explores immigrant life, a life where a hard-working woman can progress up the corporate ladder, buy an apartment in a soon-to-be trendy neighborhood, and still be plagued by outsider's angst. A thoughtful literary novel exploring the shadows of cultural identity and the mirage of assimilation." -
Kirkus Reviews
"A quiet, sensitive portrait... This work covers a lot of ground, from mother-daughter and male-female relationships to the tensions between immigrants and the American born." -
Library Journal
"Deftly dissects the immigrant experience in light of cultural traditions that impact family roles, professional obligations, and romantic opportunities." -
Booklist
Let the Great World Spin).
Anna, a Caribbean American immigrant, is eager to assimilate in her new country-but she is about to discover that a gap yawns between her and American-born citizens. The head of a specialized imprint at a major publishing house, Anna is soon challenged for her position by an ambitious upstart who accuses her of not really understanding American culture-particularly African American culture.
Her job at stake, Anna turns for advice to her boyfriend, a fellow Caribbean American himself, but even here she finds conflict-in this riveting, thoughtful novel about immigration, family dynamics, race, and relationships, in which "many moments of elegant, overarching insight bind the personal to the collective past" (
The New York Times Book Review).
"Spare and transcendent prose... a unique and riveting perspective on Caribbean life as well as immigrant life in general." -
The New York Amsterdam News
"If I wore a hat, I'd tip it to novelist Elizabeth Nunez. [
Boundaries] is timely and provocative-and it's written with such vivid prose that, despite the bittersweet ending, you'll step away from this refreshing take on contemporary publishing with a smile." -
Essence
"In Nunez's latest, the author further explores immigrant life, a life where a hard-working woman can progress up the corporate ladder, buy an apartment in a soon-to-be trendy neighborhood, and still be plagued by outsider's angst. A thoughtful literary novel exploring the shadows of cultural identity and the mirage of assimilation." -
Kirkus Reviews
"A quiet, sensitive portrait... This work covers a lot of ground, from mother-daughter and male-female relationships to the tensions between immigrants and the American born." -
Library Journal
"Deftly dissects the immigrant experience in light of cultural traditions that impact family roles, professional obligations, and romantic opportunities." -
Booklist
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