Page 1

Tyler, AnneTyler, Annelover’s ill-fated imperial dream, onefuelled by a heedless arrogance that willdevastate all of Paraguay, and throwthis European woman into a worldof unprecedented privilege, ruthlessexploitation and even revolution...The Amateur MarriageMichael and Pauline seemed likethe perfect couple. The moment shewalked into his mother’s grocery storein Baltimore, he was smitten, and inthe heat of World War II fervour, theymarry in haste. From the sound of thecash register in the old grocery to thecounterculture jargon of the sixties, AnneTyler captures the nuances of everydaylife with telling precision and sly humour.Digging to AmericaIn what is perhaps her richest and mostdeeply searching novel, Anne Tylergives us a story about what it is to be anAmerican, and about Maryam Yazdan,who after Thirty-five years in this countrymust finally come to terms with her“outsiderness.”A luminous novel brimming with subtle,funny, and tender observations that casta penetrating light on the American wayas seen from two perspectives, those whoare born here and those who are stillstruggling to fit in.79