~ Trade Paperback
~ Winner of the Ryszard Kapuscinski Prize - 2020
Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century
Described as a modern incarnation of John Steinbeck's Grapes of Wrath, Jessica Bruder's Nomadland depicts the dystopian economic depression of an aging population for whom retirement is an out of reach dream.
A compelling and eye-opening tale of the dark underbelly of the American economy, Nomadland foreshadows the precarious future that may await thousands of people while also celebrating the exceptional resilience and creativity of people who have given up ordinary rootedness in order to survive.
"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 Solnit, writer, historian, and activist