{"product_id":"2026200006772-secondhand-the-americans-baby-a-discontinuous-narrative-of-stories-and-fragments","title":"The Americans, Baby: A Discontinuous Narrative Of Stories And Fragments","description":"\u003cp\u003eEdition: First edition\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good                          \u003cbr\u003eJacket: Chipped and worn with some minor damage\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good                  \u003cbr\u003eMarkings: Previous owner\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Tear on front of jacket - otherwise structural. Pages clean and bright. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eA landmark work of Australian postmodern fiction, The Americans, Baby presents a discontinuous yet richly interconnected series of stories and fragments set against the backdrop of 1960s and 70s Australia, where American cultural influence is reshaping society in profound and often unsettling ways. Frank Moorhouse chronicles the lives of a loose ensemble of bohemian characters — journalists, intellectuals, drifters, and lovers — navigating a world caught between old Australian identity and the seductive, destabilizing force of Americanization. The narrative is sharp, ironic, and darkly comic, capturing the contradictions of a generation that simultaneously embraces and resents the cultural imperialism washing over its shores. Moorhouse's fragmented structure is not a flaw but a deliberate artistic statement, illustrating how modern identity itself is fractured, provisional, and shaped by forces beyond individual control. First published in 1972, the work remains a vital and provocative piece of Australian literary history, cementing Moorhouse's reputation as one of the country's most innovative and subversive voices.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":48810573660379,"sku":"2026200006772-SECONDHAND","price":35.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/1fb0efc0-1aa0-4a47-8707-a9d8c32d0fa7.png?v=1779805452","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026200006772-secondhand-the-americans-baby-a-discontinuous-narrative-of-stories-and-fragments","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}