Immigrant, Montana a novel

"The author of the widely praised Lunch with a Bigot now gives us a remarkable novel--reminiscent of Teju Cole, W.G. Sebald, John Berger--about a young new immigrant to the U.S. in search of love: across dividing lines between cultures, between sexes, and between the particular desires of one man an...

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Main Author: Kumar, Amitava, 1963- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language:English
Published: New York : Alfred A. Knopf, 2018.
Edition:First edition.
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