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In America

Susan Sontag · 2000 CE · Novel · Modern / American · Contemporary

In 1876 the leading Polish actress Maryna Zalezowska abandons the Warsaw stage and sails to California with her husband, a few friends and a plan for a utopian commune at Anaheim. When the colony falters she turns instead to conquering the English-language theatre. Based on the life of Helena Modjeska, it won the 2000 National Book Award for Fiction.

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Attributes

Genre
HistoricalRomance
Theme
The American DreamArt & CreationFame & GloryExile & HomecomingIdentity & Self
Archetype (Jung / Campbell)
HeroineCreator
Plot type
Voyage and ReturnRise and Fall
Symbol / motif
The StageThe Ship / Boat
Conflict
vs Selfvs Society
Mode / tone
RealistRomantic
Culture / tradition
Modern / American

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