My New American Life

Francine Prose is a world-classsatirist who's also a world-class storyteller.--Russell Banks <br /> <br />Francine Prose captures contemporary America at itsmost hilarious and dreadful in <em>My New American Life</em> a darkly humorousnovel of mismatched aspirations Albanian gangsters and the ever-elusiveAmerican dream. Following her <em>New York Times </em>bestselling novels <em>BlueAngel </em>and <em>A Changed Man</em> Prose delivers the darkly humorous storyof Lula a twenty-something Albanian immigrant trying to find stability andcomfort in New York City in the charged aftermath of 9/11. Set at the frontlines of a cultural war between idealism and cynicism inalienable rights andimplacable Homeland Security measures <em>My New American Life </em>is a movingand sardonic journey alongside a cast of characters exploring what it means tobe American.