{"product_id":"student-of-history","title":"Student of History","description":"\u003cbody\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eTitle: \u003c\/b\u003eStudent of History\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor: \u003c\/b\u003eNina Revoyr\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN: \u003c\/b\u003e9781617756641\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher: \u003c\/b\u003eAkashic Books, Ltd.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished: \u003c\/b\u003e2019\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding: \u003c\/b\u003ePaperback\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage: \u003c\/b\u003eEnglish\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition Note: \u003c\/b\u003eExcellent, unmarked copy with little wear and tight binding. We ship in recyclable American-made mailers. 100% money-back guarantee on all orders.\n\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher Description: \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cp\u003e\"Revoyr is gifted in her ability to deal with complex ideas like racism, class conflict, and sexuality without sacrificing the truth of her narrative. Furthermore, like the most adroit novelists, Revoyr specializes in reversal. All of her books are filled with suspense and sudden surprises that take the stories in unexpected directions . . . As much as Nina Revoyr herself is a student of history, she's also one of our best teachers.\" --\u003cem\u003eLos Angeles Review of Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/em\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \"Revoyr's latest noir tells a story that's somewhere between \u003cem\u003eSunset Boulevard\u003c\/em\u003e and the darker regions of \u003cem\u003eThe Great Gatsby\u003c\/em\u003e . . . Revoyr is a subtle observer of human foibles and social structures, and the result is one of the most insightful, and the most entertaining books of the year.\" --\u003cem\u003eLiterary Hub\u003c\/em\u003e, one of \u003cem\u003eLiterary Hub\u003c\/em\u003e's 50 Favorite Books of 2019\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eRick Nagano is a graduate student in the history department at USC, struggling to make rent on his South Los Angeles apartment near the neighborhood where his family once lived. When he lands a job as a research assistant for the elderly Mrs. W--, the heir to an oil fortune, he sees it at first simply as a source of extra cash. But as he grows closer to the iconoclastic, charming, and feisty Mrs. W--, he gets drawn into a world of privilege and wealth far different from his racially mixed, blue-collar beginnings.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e Putting aside his half-finished dissertation, Rick sets up office in Mrs. W--'s grand Bel Air mansion and begins to transcribe her journals--which document an old Los Angeles not described in his history books. He also accompanies Mrs. W-- to venues frequented by the descendants of the land and oil barons who built the city. One evening, at an event, he meets Fiona Morgan--the elegant scion of an old steel family--who takes an interest in his studies. Irresistibly drawn to Fiona, he agrees to help her with a project of questionable merit in the hopes he'll win her favor.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Student of History\u003c\/em\u003e explores both the beginnings of Los Angeles and the present-day dynamics of race and class. It offers a window into the usually hidden world of high society, and the influence of historic families on current events. Like \u003cem\u003eGreat Expectations\u003c\/em\u003e and \u003cem\u003eThe Great Gatsby, \u003c\/em\u003e it features, in Rick Nagano, a young man of modest means who is navigating a world where he doesn't belong.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/body\u003e","brand":"Akashic Books, Ltd.","offers":[{"title":"Student of History | Nina Revoyr | Paperback | 9781617756641 | Used: Like New | Fiction 1684159","offer_id":50802266931458,"sku":"1684159","price":21.04,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0609\/3327\/5906\/files\/81lTgqsKQgL.jpg?v=1792415541","url":"https:\/\/boswellsbooks.com\/products\/student-of-history","provider":"Boswell's Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}