{"product_id":"hunting-mister-heartbreak-a-discovery-of-america-paperback","title":"Hunting Mister Heartbreak: A Discovery of America - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eJonathan Raban\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNEW YORK TIMES \u003c\/i\u003eNOTABLE BOOK - An exhilarating, often deliciously funny and \"beautifully written voyage of discovery\" (\u003ci\u003eChicago Tribune\u003c\/i\u003e) that is at once a travelogue, a social history, and a love letter to America. - From the bestselling, award-winning author of \u003ci\u003eBad Land\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn 1782 an immigrant with the high-toned name J. Hector St. John de Crèvecoeur--\"Heartbreak\" in English--wrote a pioneering account of one European's transformation into an American. Some two hundred years later Jonathan Raban, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, arrived in Crèvecoeur's wake to see how America has paid off for succeeding generations of newcomers. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn the course of Hunting Mr. Heartbreak, Raban passes for homeless in New York and tries to pass for a good ol' boy in Alabama (which entails \"renting\" an elderly black lab). He sees the Protestant work ethic perfected by Korean immigrants in Seattle--one of whom celebrates her new home as \"So big! So green! So wide-wide-wide!\"--and repudiated by the lowlife of Key West. And on every page of this peerlessly observant work, Raban makes us experience America with wonder, humor, and an unblinking eye for its contradictions.\u003ch3\u003eFront Jacket\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eA New York Times Notable Book \u003cbr\u003e\"In an era of jet tourism, [Jonathan Raban] remains a \u003cbr\u003etraveler-adventurer in the tradition of . . . Robert Louis Stevenson.\" \u003cbr\u003e--The New York Times Book Review \u003cbr\u003eIn 1782 an immigrant with the high-toned name J. Hector St. John de Crevecoeur--\"Heartbreak\" in English--wrote a pioneering account of one European's transformation into an American. Some two hundred years later Jonathan Raban, winner of the National Book Critics Circle Award, arrived in Crevecoeur's wake to see how America has paid off for succeeding generations of newcomers. The result is an exhilarating, often deliciously funny book that is at once a travelogue, a social history, and a love letter to the United States.\u003cbr\u003e In the course of Hunting Mr. Heartbreak, Raban passes for homeless in New York and tries to pass for a good ol' boy in Alabama (which entails \"renting\" an elderly black lab). He sees the Protestant work ethic perfected by Korean immigrants in Seattle--one of whom celebrates her new home as \"So big! So green! So wide-wide-wide!\"--and repudiated by the lowlife of Key West. And on every page of this peerlessly observant work, Raban makes us experience America with wonder, humor, and an unblinking eye for its contradictions. \u003cbr\u003e\"Raban delivers himself of some of the most memorable prose ever written \u003cbr\u003eabout urban America.\" --Henry Kisor, Chicago Sun-Times \u003cbr\u003e\"When Raban describes America and Americans, he is unfailingly witty \u003cbr\u003eand entertaining.\" --Salman Rushdie\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJONATHAN RABAN\u003c\/b\u003e is the author of the novels \u003ci\u003eSurveillance\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWaxwings;\u003c\/i\u003e his nonfiction works include \u003ci\u003ePassage to Juneau, Bad Land, \u003c\/i\u003eand\u003ci\u003e Driving Home\u003c\/i\u003e. His honors include the National Book Critics Circle Award, the PEN\/West Creative Nonfiction Award, the Pacific Northwest Booksellers' Award, and the Governor's Award of the State of Washington. He died in 2023.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 384\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.9 x 8 x 5.2 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e November 03, 1998\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53755516944717,"sku":"9780375701016","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/LzZqLzBJWG82amRPMW5wTzIrZGR1QT09.webp?v=1776719193","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/hunting-mister-heartbreak-a-discovery-of-america-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}