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The Invention of Exile
Vanessa Manko
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Description for The Invention of Exile
Paperback. 'An achingly immediate, sensuous and psychologically acute novel about a man whose life has been suspended by the madness of American politics' - Siri Hustvedt Num Pages: 304 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 197 x 129 x 23. Weight in Grams: 284.
Bridgeport, Connecticut: 1913.
Austin Voronkov is a Russian immigrant working in a factory. When he falls in love with Julia – the daughter of his landlady – the American Dream feels within reach. But after he is wrongly accused of attending an anarchist gathering and is deported, that dream becomes a nightmare.
Spanning four decades and three continents, The Invention of Exile is the story of an epic love that is tested over and over again,but never broken. Stuck in a strange land, separated fromhis family and unable to see his children grow up, Austin becomesa pawn in ... Read more
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Publisher
Oneworld Publications
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2015
Condition
New
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781780746104
SKU
V9781780746104
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 5 to 9 working days
Ref
99-50
About Vanessa Manko
Vanessa Manko earned her MFA in Creative Writing from Hunter College where she received a Hertog Fellowship. She earned a BA in English Literature from the University of Connecticut and an MA from the New York University’s Gallatin School of Individualized Study. She lives in Brooklyn, New York.
Reviews for The Invention of Exile
‘moving… evokes exile’s restless rhythms’
Independent on Sunday
'[An] assured debut...Manko paints a complicated and richly human portrait of the specific loss and separation that borders impose - a timeless subject that resonates with particular relevance in the contemporary moment.'
San Francisco Chronicle ‘An eventful story’
The Mail on Sunday
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Independent on Sunday
'[An] assured debut...Manko paints a complicated and richly human portrait of the specific loss and separation that borders impose - a timeless subject that resonates with particular relevance in the contemporary moment.'
San Francisco Chronicle ‘An eventful story’
The Mail on Sunday
‘Manko… ... Read more