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In America (novel)
&sq=&lang=en&file=File:In_America.jpg) The front cover is illustrated by the ca. 1862 photograph Woman Seen from the Back. | |
| Author | Susan Sontag |
|---|---|
| Language | English |
Publication date | 1999 |
| Media type | Print (hardcover and paperback) |
In America is a 1999 novel by Susan Sontag. It won the U.S. National Book Award for Fiction.[1] It is based on the true story of Polish actress Helena Modjeska (called Maryna Zalewska in the book), her arrival in California in 1876, and her ascendancy to American stardom.[2]
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"National Book Awards – 2000". National Book Foundation. Retrieved 2012-03-27.
(With essays by Jessica Hicks and Elizabeth Yale from the Awards' 60-year anniversary blog.) - ^ Fox, Margalit (December 29, 2004). "Susan Sontag, Social Critic With Verve, Dies at 71". The New York Times. Retrieved February 9, 2016.
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