The story of In America is inspired by the emigration to America in 1876 of Helena Modrzejewska, Poland's most celebrated actress, accompanied by her husband, Count Karol Chlapowski, her fifteen-year-old son, Rudolf, the young journalist and future author of Quo Vadis, Henryk Sienkiewicz, and a few friends; their brief sojourn in Anaheim, California; and Modrzejewska's subsequent triumphant career on the American stage under the name Helena Modjeska.
| ISBN: | 9780141190105 |
| Publication date: | 2nd July 2009 |
| Author: | Susan Sontag |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 400 pages |
| Series: | Penguin Modern Classics |
| Genres: |
Modern and Contemporary Fiction |
The story of In America is inspired by the emigration to America in 1876 of Helena Modrzejewska, Poland's most celebrated actress, accompanied by her husband, Count Karol Chlapowski, her fifteen-year-old son, Rudolf, the young journalist and future author of Quo Vadis, Henryk Sienkiewicz, and a few friends; their brief sojourn in Anaheim, California; and Modrzejewska's subsequent triumphant career on the American stage under the name Helena Modjeska.
In America features in the following genres: Modern and Contemporary Fiction
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In America was written by Susan Sontag and published by Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd
In America has 400 pages
Yes it is part of Penguin Modern Classics series
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