Nomadland: Surviving America In The Twenty-first Century by Jessica Bruder
The inspiration for Chloé Zhao's 2020 Golden Lion award-winning film starring Frances McDormand.
Nomadland: Surviving America In The Twenty-first Century by Jessica Bruder
Format: Paperback
Condition: New
Publishing Info: WW Norton, 2018
ISBN: 9780393356311
The inspiration for Chloé Zhao's 2020 Golden Lion award-winning film starring Frances McDormand.
"People who thought the 2008 financial collapse was over a long time ago need to meet the people Jessica Bruder got to know in this scorching, beautifully written, vivid, disturbing (and occasionally wryly funny) book." —Rebecca SolnitFrom the beet fields of North Dakota to the campgrounds of California to Amazon’s CamperForce program in Texas, employers have discovered a new, low-cost labor pool, made up largely of transient older adults. These invisible casualties of the Great Recession have taken to the road by the tens of thousands in RVs and modified vans, forming a growing community of nomads.
Nomadland tells a revelatory tale of the dark underbelly of the American economy—one which foreshadows the precarious future that may await many more of us. At the same time, it celebrates the exceptional resilience and creativity of these Americans who have given up ordinary rootedness to survive, but have not given up hope.
About the Author: Jessica Bruder is an award-winning journalist whose work focuses on subcultures and the dark corners of the economy. She has written for Harper’s Magazine, the New York Times, and the Washington Post. Bruder teaches at the Columbia School of Journalism..
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