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| Author | Jay Parini |
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| Language | English |
| Publisher | Doubleday |
Publication date | November 11, 2008 |
Promised Land: Thirteen Books That Changed America is a non-fiction work of literary criticism written by Jay Parini. A listing of 100 additional books is included at the very end of the book. [1]
Promised Land received positive reviews. The Wall Street Journal said, "It's like watching a time-lapse film of cultural evolution -- with perennial motifs of American life changing colors and sprouting the odd appendage over the course of two centuries."
Maureen Corrigan from NPR's Fresh Air , said the book is "surprising ... thoughtful ...convincing ... Readers will benefit from dipping into Parini's book and reacquainting themselves with the nation's bedrock myths and stories". [1]
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