Dreaming - Hard Luck and Good Times in America

In this bittersweet and beautifully written memoir, author Carolyn See embarks on nothing less than a reevaluation of the American Dream. Although it features a clan in which dysfunction was something of a family tradition, Dreaming is no victims story. With a wry humor and not a trace of self-pity. See writes of fights and breakups and hard times, but also of celebration and optimism in the face of adversity. 53 photos.

List of contents

Introduction

PART I
1. Orphans
2. A Hard Life
3. Dad and AA
4. Rose as a Kid
5. Getting Married
6. Getting Married Again
7. Acid
8. Divorce

PART II
9. Rose's Story

PART III
10. Hanging It Up
11. The Embarrassing Californianness of It All
12. Finding Rose
13. Mom Stands Pat
14. Peace Breaks Out
15. Dreaming

About the author

Carolyn See is the author of five novels. She has a Ph.D in American literature from the University of California, Los Angeles, where she is an Adjunct Professor of English. Her awards include the Robert Kirsch Body of Work Award (1993) and a Guggenheim Fellowship in fiction.

Summary

In this memoir, Carolyn See embarks on a re-evaluation of the American Dream. It tells the story of See's family, and of others who believed in the American vision but found that it eluded their grasp.

Product details

• Authors: Carolyn See, See Carolyn
• Publisher: University Of California Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 05.05.1996
• EAN: 9780520204829
• ISBN: 978-0-520-20482-9
• No. of pages: 343
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > History; Non-fiction book > Politics, society, business > Biographies, autobiographies; USA, Cultural Studies, Autobiography: general, LITERARY CRITICISM / American / General, SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social, American English, United States of America, USA, Literary studies: fiction, novelists & prose writers, Literary studies: fiction, novelists and prose writers, Autobiography: philosophy and social sciences, LITERARY CRITICISM / Novel as Form