Agnes Under the Big Top
Author | : Aditi Brennan Kapil |
Publisher | : Samuel French, Incorporated |
Total Pages | : 79 |
Release | : 2012 |
ISBN-10 | : 0573700885 |
ISBN-13 | : 9780573700880 |
Rating | : 4/5 (85 Downloads) |
Download or read book Agnes Under the Big Top written by Aditi Brennan Kapil and published by Samuel French, Incorporated. This book was released on 2012 with total page 79 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: " Agnes Under the Big Top: A Tall Tale " explores the intersecting lives of several immigrants in a US city. It is a magical tale of hope and disappointment, identity and reinvention, narrated by an itinerant subway busker. Against the subterranean rhythms of a subway train, a Liberian home care worker, a former Bulgarian ringmaster and his wife, an Indian call center escapee, and a bed-ridden American woman, find and redefine themselves in today's America.