The hanging on Union Square (Colorado State Library Book Club Collection): an American epic
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Author
Contributors
Cheung, Floyd, 1969- editor,
Hsu, Hua, 1977- writer of introduction.
Colorado State Library Book Club Project
Hsu, Hua, 1977- writer of introduction.
Colorado State Library Book Club Project
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Colorado State Library Resources - STAFF RETRIEVAL
FOR LIBRARY USE ONLY
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FOR LIBRARY USE ONLY
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Colorado State Library Resources - STAFF RETRIEVAL | FOR LIBRARY USE ONLY | THESE COPIES ARE LOANED TO LIBRARIES FOR BOOK CLUB USE ONLY. | On Shelf |
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Format
Local Library Checkout Only
Physical Desc
8 books in one bag illustration ; 20 cm.
Language
English
Lexile code
HL
Lexile measure
670
Notes
General Note
BOOKS LOANED TO LIBRARIES FOR BOOK CLUB USE ONLY! Sponsored by the Colorado State Library Book Club Project.
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 205-211).
Description
"It's Depression-era New York, and Mr. Nut, an oblivious American everyman, wants to strike it rich, even if at the moment he's unemployed, with no job prospects in sight. Over the course of a single night, in a narrative that unfolds hour by hour, he meets a cast of strange characters--disgruntled workers at a Communist cafeteria, lecherous old men, sexually exploited women, pesky authors--who eventually convince him to cast off his bourgeois aspirations for upward mobility and become a radical activist. Absurdist, inventive, and suffused with revolutionary fervor, and culminating in a dramatic face-off against capitalist power in the figure of the greedy businessman Mr. System, The Hanging on Union Square is a work of blazing wit and originality. More than eighty years after it was self-published, having been rejected by dozens of baffled publishers, it has become a classic of Asian American literature--a satirical send-up of class politics and capitalism and a shout of populist rage that still resonates today"--,Provided by publisher.
Target Audience
HL670L,Lexile
Citations
APA Citation, 7th Edition (style guide)
Tsiang, H. T., Cheung, F., & Hsu, H. (2019). The hanging on Union Square (Colorado State Library Book Club Collection): an American epic . Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tsiang, H. T., 1899-1971, Floyd Cheung and Hua Hsu. 2019. The Hanging On Union Square (Colorado State Library Book Club Collection): An American Epic. Penguin Books.
Chicago / Turabian - Humanities (Notes and Bibliography) Citation, 17th Edition (style guide)Tsiang, H. T., 1899-1971, Floyd Cheung and Hua Hsu. The Hanging On Union Square (Colorado State Library Book Club Collection): An American Epic Penguin Books, 2019.
MLA Citation, 9th Edition (style guide)Tsiang, H. T., Floyd Cheung, and Hua Hsu. The Hanging On Union Square (Colorado State Library Book Club Collection): An American Epic Penguin Books, 2019.
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