Hunting Mister Heartbreak: a discovery of America
Author:
Series:
Publisher:
Vintage Books
Pub. Date:
1998
Edition:
1st Vintage Departures ed
Language:
English
Description
A New York Times Notable Book "In an era of jet tourism, [Jonathan Raban] remains a traveler-adventurer in the tradition of . . . Robert Louis Stevenson." —The New York Times Book Review In 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. 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. 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. "Raban delivers himself of some of the most memorable prose ever written about urban America." —Henry Kisor, Chicago Sun-Times "When Raban describes America and Americans, he is unfailingly witty and entertaining." —Salman Rushdie
More Copies In Prospector
Loading Prospector Copies...
Subjects
Subjects
Atlantic Ocean -- Description and travel
British
British -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Description and travel
Electronic books
History
Homes and haunts
Literary Criticism
Nonfiction
Raban, Jonathan
Raban, Jonathan -- Homes and haunts -- United States
Social life and customs
Travel
United States -- Description and travel
United States -- Social life and customs -- 1971-
British
British -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Description and travel
Electronic books
History
Homes and haunts
Literary Criticism
Nonfiction
Raban, Jonathan
Raban, Jonathan -- Homes and haunts -- United States
Social life and customs
Travel
United States -- Description and travel
United States -- Social life and customs -- 1971-
More Details
ISBN:
9780375701016
9780307791634
9780307791634
Reviews from GoodReads
Loading GoodReads Reviews.
Staff View
Grouping Information
Grouped Work ID | 2eda5789-a7d6-f63c-8f18-a6eb356f592f |
---|---|
Grouping Title | hunting mister heartbreak a discovery of america |
Grouping Author | jonathan raban |
Grouping Category | book |
Grouping Language | English (eng) |
Last Grouping Update | 2024-03-20 05:17:20AM |
Last Indexed | 2024-04-22 23:24:59PM |
Solr Fields
accelerated_reader_point_value
0
accelerated_reader_reading_level
0
author
Raban, Jonathan
author_display
Raban, Jonathan
available_at_basalt
Basalt
detailed_location_basalt
Basalt Non Fiction
display_description
A New York Times Notable Book "In an era of jet tourism, [Jonathan Raban] remains a traveler-adventurer in the tradition of . . . Robert Louis Stevenson." —The New York Times Book Review In 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. 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. 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. "Raban delivers himself of some of the most memorable prose ever written about urban America." —Henry Kisor, Chicago Sun-Times "When Raban describes America and Americans, he is unfailingly witty and entertaining." —Salman Rushdie
format_basalt
Book
format_category_basalt
Books
id
2eda5789-a7d6-f63c-8f18-a6eb356f592f
isbn
9780307791634
9780375701016
9780375701016
itype_basalt
Non-fiction
last_indexed
2024-04-23T05:24:59.516Z
lexile_score
-1
literary_form
Non Fiction
literary_form_full
Non Fiction
local_callnumber_basalt
917.392 RAB
owning_library_basalt
Basalt Regional Library
owning_location_basalt
Basalt
primary_isbn
9780375701016
publishDate
1998
2011
2011
publisher
Vintage Books
recordtype
grouped_work
series
Vintage departures
series_with_volume
Vintage departures|
subject_facet
Atlantic Ocean -- Description and travel
British -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Electronic books
Literary Criticism
Nonfiction
Raban, Jonathan -- Homes and haunts -- United States
Travel
United States -- Description and travel
United States -- Social life and customs -- 1971-
British -- United States -- History -- 20th century
Electronic books
Literary Criticism
Nonfiction
Raban, Jonathan -- Homes and haunts -- United States
Travel
United States -- Description and travel
United States -- Social life and customs -- 1971-
title_display
Hunting Mister Heartbreak : a discovery of America
title_full
Hunting Mister Heartbreak : a discovery of America / Jonathan Raban
Hunting mister heartbreak [electronic resource] : A discovery of america. Jonathan Raban
Hunting mister heartbreak [electronic resource] : A discovery of america. Jonathan Raban
title_short
Hunting Mister Heartbreak
title_sub
a discovery of America
topic_facet
British
Description and travel
History
Homes and haunts
Literary Criticism
Nonfiction
Raban, Jonathan
Social life and customs
Travel
Description and travel
History
Homes and haunts
Literary Criticism
Nonfiction
Raban, Jonathan
Social life and customs
Travel
Solr Details Tables
item_details
Bib Id | Item Id | Shelf Loc | Call Num | Format | Format Category | Num Copies | Is Order Item | Is eContent | eContent Source | eContent URL | Detailed Status | Last Checkin | Location |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
overdrivecmc:ODN0000537022 | ODN0000537022 | Overdrive (CMC) | Online Overdrive (CMC) | eBook | eBook | 1 | false | true | Overdrive (CMC) | http://link.overdrive.com/?websiteID=162&titleID=537022 | Available Online | Overdrive (CMC) | |
ils:.b29419141 | .i56262759 | Basalt Non Fiction | 917.392 RAB | 1 | false | false | On Shelf | Oct 20, 2023 | banf |
record_details
Bib Id | Format | Format Category | Edition | Language | Publisher | Publication Date | Physical Description | Abridged |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
overdrivecmc:ODN0000537022 | eBook | eBook | English | 2011 | 1 online resource | |||
ils:.b29419141 | Book | Books | 1st Vintage Departures ed | English | Vintage Books | 1998 | 372 pages ; 21 cm. |
scoping_details_basalt
Bib Id | Item Id | Grouped Status | Status | Locally Owned | Available | Holdable | Bookable | In Library Use Only | Library Owned | Holdable PTypes | Bookable PTypes | Local Url |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
ils:.b29419141 | .i56262759 | On Shelf | On Shelf | false | true | true | false | false | true | 116, 117, 118, 119, 120 |