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How to Be an American by Malinenko, Ally is a work of literary fiction available to read on EtoBox.

What is How to Be an American about?

The poems in How to Be an American strike the chords of conversations we should be having, should have already had and resolved, or conversations that should be irrelevant. In this generations remake of democracy, Malinenkos book is an incendiary device. Jason Baldinger, author of The Lower Forty-Eight Ally Malinenko is the embodiment of what E.L. Doctorow meant when he said we need writers because we need witnesses to this terrifying century. In How to Be an American, she dissects the American dream and breaks it down to its petri-dish truths. Malinenkos America is a country that exports ignorance and consumerism, where the greatest embarrassment is to be poor, vulnerable, and in need. In a voice as direct and unstoppable as an ambulance, Malinenko paints a raw, visceral, and essential portrait of a country without pity, without compassion, and makes the need for change feel like the emergency it is. Lori Jakiela, author of Belief Is Its Own Kind of Truth, Maybe Ally Malinenko has an exceptional ability to observe life and write honestly. She is an absolute treasure. Moriah LaChapell, editor of The Blue Hour This is a devastating book that reads as the polar opposite of Walt Whitm

Who reads How to Be an American?

Author

Malinenko, Ally

Publisher

Six Gallery Press

Published

2015

Language

EN

ISBN

9781926616780

Category

work of literary fiction

Subjects

Poetry, Humanities

Rating

4.67 / 5 (6 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-13