Aloft (Magill’s Survey of American Literature, Revised Edition)
At a glance:
- Author: Chang-rae Lee
- First Published: 2004
- Type of Work: Novel
- Genres: Long fiction
- Subjects: Self-discovery, United States or Americans, Parents and children, Twenty-first century, Widows or widowers, Airplanes or jets, Korea or Koreans, Retirement, Pilots or pilotage, Pleasure, Recreation
- Locales: Long Island, NY
In his third novel, Aloft, Chang-rae Lee moved even further away from his reflection on contemporary Asian American immigrant life in New York City that established his literary fame. Aloft begins similarly to Lee's second work, A Gesture Life, with an older male character apparently in full control of his life.
Flying in sunny weather above the suburban landscape around New York City, Jerry Battle congratulates himself on his decision to turn over his family landscaping business to his son Jack and retire, freeing up his time to fly or work as a part-time...
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