Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century

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Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century is a nonfiction book that chronicles the lives of modern American nomads who travel the country in vans and RVs, working seasonal jobs on the margins of the economy.

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instanceOf journalistic work ⓘ
nonfiction book ⓘ
adaptationDirector Chloé Zhao ⓘ
adaptationReleaseYear 2020 ⓘ
adaptationStar Frances McDormand ⓘ
adaptedInto Nomadland (film) ⓘ
linked to: Nomadland
author Jessica Bruder ⓘ
awarded Discover Award for Nonfiction ⓘ
Library Journal Top Ten Book ⓘ
New York Times Notable Book ⓘ
countryOfOrigin United States ⓘ
exploresTheme alternative lifestyles ⓘ
corporate labor practices ⓘ
economic inequality ⓘ
housing insecurity ⓘ
mobility and freedom ⓘ
retirement insecurity ⓘ
featuresLocation Empire, Nevada ⓘ
Quartzsite, Arizona ⓘ
featuresOrganization Amazon CamperForce ⓘ
firstEditionFormat hardcover ⓘ
focusesOn low-wage jobs ⓘ
older Americans displaced from traditional housing ⓘ
seasonal workers ⓘ
genre journalism ⓘ
nonfiction ⓘ
sociology ⓘ
hasISBN 9780393249316 ⓘ
language English ⓘ
mediaType audiobook ⓘ
ebook ⓘ
print ⓘ
notableCharacter Bob Wells ⓘ
Linda May ⓘ
Swankie ⓘ
pageCount approximately 288 ⓘ
publicationDate 2017 ⓘ
publisher W. W. Norton & Company ⓘ
setting United States ⓘ
subject Great Recession aftermath ⓘ
gig economy ⓘ
modern American nomads ⓘ
precarious labor ⓘ
recreational vehicle dwellers ⓘ
van dwellers ⓘ
timePeriodDescribed early twenty-first century ⓘ
post-2008 recession era ⓘ

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Jessica Bruder → notableWork → Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century ⓘ
film "Nomadland" → basedOn → Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century ⓘ
subject linked to: Jessica Bruder
Linda May → notableWork → Nomadland ⓘ
linked to: Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century