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portada The American
Type
Physical Book
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Illustrated by
Publisher
Language
English
Pages
210
Format
Paperback
Dimensions
22.9x15.2x1.1 cm
Weight
0.29 kg.
ISBN13
9781535264396
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The American

Henry James (Author) · Only Nine Books (Illustrated by) · Createspace · Paperback

The American - Books, Only Nine ; James, Henry

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Synopsis "The American"

The American is a novel by Henry James, originally published as a serial in The Atlantic Monthly in 1876-77 and then as a book in 1877. The novel is an uneasy combination of social comedy and melodrama concerning the adventures and misadventures of Christopher Newman, an essentially good-hearted but rather gauche American businessman on his first tour of Europe. Newman is looking for a world different from the simple, harsh realities of 19th-century American business. He encounters both the beauty and the ugliness of Europe, and learns not to take either for granted. The core of the novel concerns Newman's courtship of a young widow from an aristocratic Parisian family.The American was popular as one of the first international novels contrasting the rising and forceful New World and the cultured but sinful Old World. James originally conceived the novel as a reply to Alexandre Dumas, fils' play L'Étrangère, which presented Americans as crude and disreputable. While Newman is occasionally too forward or cocksure, his honesty and optimism offer a much more favorable view of America's potential.

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