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Digging to america is a 2006 novel by american author anne tyler, which follows two very different families that both adopted daughters from korea. In digging to america, two families meet in the summer of 1997 at a baltimore airport lounge as each awaits the arrival of a baby girl from korea. Digging to america is a 2006 novel by american author anne tyler. In the summer of 1997, i drove my younger daughter to the baltimore airport to pick up her husbandtobe, who was. This months selection is digging to america by anne tyler. Tylers new novel, digging to america, belonging is a question not only of family but of being. When i put down digging to america, i reread her 16th novel, the amateur marriage. In calling their baby susan, the yazdans chose a name that resembled the name she had come with, sooki, and also it was a comfortable sound for iranians to pronounce p. Digging to america, by anne tyler the new york times book. I hope a number of you got a chance to read aprils book selection, digging to america, brought to us by obscure2k. The joy luck club by amy tan the kite runner by khaled hosseini the. Anne tylers richest, most deeply searching novela story about what it is to be an american, and about iranianborn maryam yazdan, who, after 35 years in this country, must finally come to terms with her outsiderness. Women travelers digging to america book club discussion thread i hope a number of you got a chance to read aprils book selection. Digging to america book club discussion thread flyertalk forums.
You can help us build our book club kits collection by donating copies of books your group has read. In calling their baby susan, the yazdans chose a name that resembled the name she had come with. Digging to america is a typical anne tylers novel which focuses on the family life and its daily drama. Find books like digging to america from the worlds largest community of readers. Im a huge ann tyler fan and have read many of her books in my book discussion group. The book has a white jacket cover featuring blue birds, reminiscent of traditional mexican talavera tiles surrounded by barbed wire. Anne tyler is an easy read but further discussion of our book led to some serious themes reflected in her book. Digging to america is a warm and moving work of literature. Digging to america explores what it means to be an american and what it means to feel like an outsider.
Sami and ziba yazdan, an iranianamerican family, and brad and bitsy dickinsondonaldson, an allamerican suburban family, meet at the airport on the day their infant daughters arrive from korea to begin life in america. May book discussion on digging to america clarion public. Anne tyler returns to her subtle best with a novel about families involved in international adoptions, digging to america, says adam. Digging to america, by anne tyler the new york times. If you are the publisher or author of this book and feel that. Everyday low prices and free delivery on eligible orders. Apr 19, 2007 buy digging to america new ed by tyler, anne isbn. Digging to america by anne tyler 2006, hardcover for. Talk about the other names in the book, particularly the nicknames given to the boys at camp green lake. Drop off copies of your book club books at any madison public library location. Join us for a lively and informal discussion of a variety of thoughtprovoking titles.
These questions can help facilitate a class discussion on this book and its themes. Each take a slightly different look at digging to america talk about the significance of the book s title. From their first chance meeting at the airport, the lives of the iranianamerican sami and ziba yazman and the caucasian upper class american brad and bitsy donaldson are never quite the same. Digging to america anne tyler, 2006 knopf doubleday 277 pp. Stone and in america as harry potter and the sorcerers stone guaranteed that she would be able to continue the story as she wished. I wanted to check because i remembered that tale of a. Fans camped out overnight and lined up at bookstores in record numbers as each new installment in the series appeared. Digging to america by anne tyler discussion guide books. Digging to america by anne tyler 2006, hardcover ebay. Digging to america book club discussion thread flyertalk. Pulitzer prize winner, anne tyler has brought a fictional group of characters to real life in her 17th novel, digging to america. Jan 29, 2020 digging into american dirt the novel american dirt by jeanine cummins was released this january with much anticipation.
Aug 08, 2019 at my library we have a parentchild book discussion group, but the guidelines found in this article can apply to any group with children as participants. There are many parallels between the different stories told in holes. Digging to america book club discussion thread i hope a number of you got a chance to read aprils book selection, digging to america, brought to us by obscure2k. Sheryl connelly, new york daily news tyler encompasses the collision of cultures without losing her sharp focus on the daily dramas of modern family life in her 17th novel. To get the discussion started, i have two questions.
Bonding two vastly different families on a chance meeting at an airport, ones allamerican the other iranian immigrants, she assimilates present us culture with a strong emphasis on friendship, parenting, traditions and accents it with a tender romance. Digging to america anne tyler, 2006 knopf publishing 277 pp. Digging to america, published by knopf in may 2006, is american author anne tyler s seventeenth novel. Digging to america is a story set in baltimore, maryland about two very different families experiences with adoption and their relationships with each other. Archive 2008 may may book discussion on digging to america. Digging to america sandi jordan has agreed to lead our july 19 discussion of digging to america by anne tyler. Two families meet at the baltimore airport while waiting for their baby girls to arrive from korea. In brief anne tylers richest, most deeply searching novela st ory about what it is to be an american, and about iranianborn maryam yazdan, who, after 35 years in this country, must finally come to terms with her outsiderness. Tylers new novel, digging to america, belonging is a question not only of family but of being an american too.
If i lead this book again, i would describe the discussion that could result to entice readers to complete the book. Discussion questions for digging to america by anne. At my library we have a parentchild book discussion group, but the guidelines found in this article can apply to any group with children as participants. A short summary of the book and hints about what follows the first somewhat tedious firts chapter. The subtlest nuances of assimilation within another country and culture are portrayed in. Digging to america fit the bill perfectly for the q4 challenge which required me to read a book about the start of something.
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May book discussion on digging to america by anne tyler. Women travelers digging to america book club discussion thread i hope a number of you got a chance to read aprils book selection, digging to america, brought to us by obscure2k. What is a summary of the book digging to america by anne tyler. Early in the book connie donaldson and maryam yazdam commiserate about family gatherings. Jennifer morgan gray is a writer and editor who lives near washington, d. This book will serve as a great student introduction to the politics and ethics of exhumation, as it manages to be highly readable and accessible, without glossing over the complexity of these investigations in the real world. The group meets in the classroom of the west hartford senior center. From authors such as she, we gain a mirror into the foibles of our own lives. Digging to america book written by anne tyler free essays. Early in the book connie donaldson and maryam yazdam.
However, this time the author adopts a new approach to different. Discussion questions for digging to america by anne tyler. It is what one has come to expect of an author as exquisite and accomplished as anne tyler. Early in the book connie donaldson and maryam yazdam commiserate ab. We initially meet this was a very gentle and slow paced novel which took me quite a while to relax into but im glad i stuck with it. Each take a slightly different look at digging to america. In what is perhaps her richest and most deeply searching novel, anne tyler gives us a story about what it is to be an american, and about maryam yazdan, who. Although i liked digging to america, i would not consider it one of her better undertakings. May 21, 2006 in digging to america, two families meet in the summer of 1997 at a baltimore airport lounge as each awaits the arrival of a baby girl from korea. Anne tyler returns to her subtle best with a novel about families involved in international adoptions, digging to america, says adam marsjones adam marsjones sat 6. It is why great authors write and lovers of books continue to read. Find all the books, read about the author, and more. The first is rather trivial, but one that has kept me wondering. May 22, 2008 may book discussion on digging to america by anne tyler.
Anyway, i just finished listenting to the audio book digging to america and i must say. Book club discussion guide digging to america by anne tyler tyler breathing lessons encompasses the collision of cultures without losing her sharp focus on the daily dramas of modern family life in her 17th novel. Digging into american dirt the novel american dirt by jeanine cummins was released this january with much anticipation. Digging to america, published by knopf in may 2006, is american author anne tylers. When bitsy and brad donaldson and sami and ziba yazdan both adopt korean. Her newest, digging to america, is wonderfully wry, yet intimately involving. Was there a particular character, image, or idea that inspired the writing of digging to america.
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