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British chronicler writes first in a trilogy of American Dream gone wrong

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From: AP Worldstream
Date: 20040130
Author:MORT ROSENBLUM, AP Special Correspondent

MORT ROSENBLUM, AP Special Correspondent
AP Worldstream
01-30-2004
Dateline: SEATTLE
Jonathan Raban, who at times hones his own sword-swipe wit by citing others' wisdom, loves a line from Ambrose Bierce: "War is God's way of teaching Americans geography."

In his latest novel, the British chronicler of American culture turns a hard eye on his adopted land, depicting an American Dream gone wrong.

"Waxwings," the first of a planned trilogy, is a rich and often warm snapshot of the human condition. The other two books, still works in progress, examine a future of road-hogging Hummer limousines and ...

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