Arcadia (novel)
 First edition | |
| Author | Lauren Groff |
|---|---|
| Country | USA |
| Language | English |
| Set in | Upstate New York |
| Published | 13 March 2012 |
| Publisher | Hachette |
| Pages | 291 |
| ISBN | 9781401340872 |
Arcadia is a 2012 novel by Lauren Groff published in 2012. It is set in Upstate New York during the 60s and 70s, and depicts a utopian commune through the eyes of the settlement's first-born child, Bit. The commune is situated on the grounds of an old and crumbling homestead. The book then splits storylines to depict a post-apocalyptic future ravaged by global warming. The novel received high praise from the New York Times,[1] The Kenyon Review,[2] NPR,[3] and Guernica.[4]
References[]
- ^ https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/08/books/review/arcadia-by-lauren-groff.html NYT
- ^ https://kenyonreview.org/kr-online-issue/2013-summer/selections/arcadia-by-lauren-groff-738439/ KR
- ^ https://www.npr.org/2012/03/15/148475007/arcadia-children-of-the-commune NPR
- ^ https://www.guernicamag.com/american-utopia/ G
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