A Short History of Richard Kline by Amanda Lohrey literary-nonfiction Winner of the Swiss Literature

Winner of the Swiss Literature Award

American Revolution is a dazzling and perceptive look at the United States between hope and despair: an election-year kaleidoscope

and takes on some of the most difficult and controversial issues

because it is predominantly trouble-shooting

A Short History of Richard Kline by Amanda Lohrey literary-nonfiction Winner of the Swiss LiteratureI woke with a gasp. And lay in the dark, open mouthed, holding my breath. That feeling . . . that feeling was indescribable. For a moment I had felt as if I were falling . . . falling into bliss. All his life, Richard Kline has been haunted by a sense that something is lacking. He envies the ease with which others slip into contented suburban life or the pursuit of wealth. As he moves into middle age, Richard grows angry, cynical, depressed. But then