
Dreaming
Hard Luck And Good Times In America
Carolyn See(Author)
University of California Press
1st Edition
Will be published approx. on 5. May 1996
Book
Paperback/Softback
343 pages
978-0-520-20482-9 (ISBN)
Description
In this bittersweet and beautifully written memoir, Carolyn See embarks on nothing less than a reevaluation of the American Dream. Although it features a clan in which dysfunction was something of a family tradition, Dreaming is no victim's story. With a wry humor and not a trace of self-pity, See writes of fights and breakups and hard times, but also of celebration and optimism in the face of adversity. The story of See's family speaks for the countless people who reached for the shining American vision, found it eluded their grasp, and then tried to make what they had glitter as best they could.
More details
Edition
First Edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Berkerley
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
53 photos.
Dimensions
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
544 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-520-20482-9 (9780520204829)
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Schweitzer Classification
Person
Carolyn See is the author of five novels. She has a Ph.D in American literature from the University of California, Los Angeles, where she is an Adjunct Professor of English. Her awards include the Robert Kirsch Body of Work Award (1993) and a Guggenheim Fellowship in fiction.
Content
Introduction
PART I
1. Orphans
2. A Hard Life
3. Dad and AA
4. Rose as a Kid
5. Getting Married
6. Getting Married Again
7. Acid
8. Divorce
PART II
9. Rose's Story
PART III
10. Hanging It Up
11. The Embarrassing Californianness of It All
12. Finding Rose
13. Mom Stands Pat
14. Peace Breaks Out
15. Dreaming
PART I
1. Orphans
2. A Hard Life
3. Dad and AA
4. Rose as a Kid
5. Getting Married
6. Getting Married Again
7. Acid
8. Divorce
PART II
9. Rose's Story
PART III
10. Hanging It Up
11. The Embarrassing Californianness of It All
12. Finding Rose
13. Mom Stands Pat
14. Peace Breaks Out
15. Dreaming