by Susan Sontag · Alfaguara · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788420443300
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«En América» is the historical novel by Susan Sontag, published by Alfaguara in paperback (496 pages, in Spanish).
Maryna Zalenska, a celebrated Polish actress, emigrates to America with her husband, her son, a young writer, and several friends, guided by the idea of founding a utopian community. They soon discover that American happiness is built differently. Idealism, disillusionment, and the search for identity, from Europe to pioneer California.
Corresponds to the original novel 'In America', winner of the National Book Award 2000. Spanish edition translated by Jordi Fibla, published in 2002.
For readers of historical and literary fiction, and a suitable choice for book clubs due to its themes of utopia, immigration, and identity.
Susan Lee Sontag was an American writer and critic. She primarily wrote essays, but also published novels; she published her first major work, the essay "Notes on 'Camp' ", in 1964. Her best-known works include the critical works Against Interpretation (1966), On Photography (1977), Illness as Metaphor (1978) and Regarding the Pain of Others (2003), the short story "The Way We Live Now" (1986) and the novels The Volcano Lover (1992) and In America (1999).
