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Meyer grew up in a working class neighborhood in baltimore, the son of an artist and an electrician turned college science instructor. American rust by philipp meyer overdrive rakuten overdrive. Buell, pennsylvania lies in ruins, a dyingif not already deadsteel town, where even the lush surrounding country. Philipp meyer born 1974 is an american fiction writer, and is the author of the novels american rust and the son. Philipp won worldwide acclaim for american rust 2009, his first of a trilogy of novels. Feb 27, 2009 philipp meyers affecting first novel, american rust, takes place in a small pennsylvania steel town named buell, a place where the jobs have disappeared, and foreclosures and meth use are. Set in a beautiful but economically devastated pennsylvania steel town, a lush landscape as deceptively promising as the edifices of the abandoned steel mills, american rust is a novel of the lost american dream and the desperation that arises in its absence. All content included on our site, such as text, images, digital downloads and other, is the property of its content suppliers and protected by us and international laws. American rust is american writer philipp meyer s debut novel, published in 2009. Set in a beautiful but economically devastated pennsylvania steel town, american rust is a novel of the lost american dream and the desperationas well as the acts of friendship, loyalty, and lovethat arise from its loss. This detailed literature summary also contains quotes and a free quiz on american rust by philipp meyer.
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