An "endlessly fascinating novel" of an American student finding his
way in 1960s Paris from the #1 New York Times-bestselling author of
The Group (San Francisco Chronicle). It is 1964, and Peter Levi, a
young student and bird watcher, has come to Paris to study at the
Sorbonne. Shy and innocent at nineteen years old, he arrives fresh
from an extended Maine holiday with his vivacious mother, and is
determined to live a life free of unwanted complications and
unnecessary stress. But this is an era of great change in the
world, a time when war is looming in Southeast Asia and social
unrest is simmering. There is much to trouble and confuse the young
American as he journeys through foreign countries--and
feelings--into adulthood. For Peter, the simplicity of childhood is
over--and his new life is becoming increasingly complex in a world
growing more unrecognizable by the day. Mary McCarthy's splendid
Birds of America is a moving and surprising coming-of-age tale: the
unforgettable story of a young man's awakening, and a stunning
evocation of the disorienting change of the 1960s.
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