Iron curtain : a love story : a novel
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Published
New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, 2023.
ISBN
9781324021728, 1324021721
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Addison Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult Books | FIC GOLDSWOR V. | On Shelf |
Batavia Public Library District - Adult Fiction | FIC Goldsworthy, Vesna | On Shelf |
Downers Grove Public Library - 2nd Floor - Adult | FICTION GOLDSWORTHY, V. | On Shelf |
Geneva Public Library District - 2nd Floor - Fiction | F GOLDSWORTHY | On Shelf |
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Published
New York, NY : W.W. Norton & Company, 2023.
Format
Book
Physical Desc
320 pages ; 22 cm
Language
English
ISBN
9781324021728, 1324021721
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Description
"Abounding in exquisite narrative irony, this compulsively readable retelling of the Medea myth is an unexpected East-meets-West love story and a masterful meditation on the true nature of freedom. Milena is a Red Princess living in a Soviet Satellite state in the 1980s. She enjoys limitless luxury and limited freedom; the end of the Cold War seems unimaginable. When she meets Jason, a confident British poet, Milena is appalled by his political naivety and his poor choice of footwear. Still, they fall into bed together, and before long Milena is secretly planning to escape to Britain. When she does, 1980s London defies her privileged expectations. The rented flat is grim and the food is disgusting but she is with the man she loves and there are no hidden cameras to record her every move. To her surprise, however, Milena discovers that Jason's idea of freedom hurts even more. With sharp wit and tender precision, Vesna Goldsworthy unpicks the failures of family and state. Iron Curtain is a sly, elegant human drama that challenges the myths we tell ourselves"--,Provided by publisher.
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APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Goldsworthy, V. (2023). Iron curtain: a love story : a novel (First American edition.). W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Goldsworthy, Vesna. 2023. Iron Curtain: A Love Story : A Novel. W.W. Norton & Company.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Goldsworthy, Vesna. Iron Curtain: A Love Story : A Novel W.W. Norton & Company, 2023.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Goldsworthy, Vesna. Iron Curtain: A Love Story : A Novel First American edition., W.W. Norton & Company, 2023.
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