Summary

"In America is about many things: a woman's search for self-transformation; the fate of idealism; a life in the theatre; the many varieties of love; and, not least of all, stories and storytelling itself. Operatic in the scope and intensity of the emotions it depicts (Minnie from Puccini's Girl of the Golden West makes a startling appearance), richly detailed and visionary in its account of America, and peopled with unforgettable characters, In America is Susan Sontag's largest achievement."--BOOK JACKET.Title Summary field provided by Blackwell North America, Inc. All Rights Reserved

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In 1876, a group of Poles led by Maryna Zalewska, Poland's greatest actress, travels to California to found a utopian commune. The commune fails, and most of the group go home, but Maryna stays and triumphs on the American stage.