Little America, Epic
Little America, Epic
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Little America
Incredible True Stories of Immigrants in America

Author: Epic, Kumail Nanjiani

Narrator: Deepti Gupta, Je Nie Fleming, Kumail Nanjiani, Lamarr Gulley, Matt Godfrey, Natalie Naudus, Natasha Soudek, Ramon de Ocampo, Vanessa Marroquin, Vikas Adam

Unabridged: 4 hr 4 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Published: 03/17/2020


Synopsis

"Given how much we loved the TV mini-series version of Little America, it’s only natural that we’re jumping at the chance to cry even more with this new audiobook collecting the true stories that inspired the Apple Original Series...Stock up on tissues for this must-listen audiobook." — Paste

From the pages of Epic magazine come the true stories that Inspired the Apple Original Series.

This program includes a foreword written and read by Kumail Nanjiani

Nearly everyone in America came from somewhere else. This is a fundamental part of the American idea—an identity and place open to everyone. People arrive from all points distant, speaking a thousand languages, carrying every culture, each with their own reason for uprooting themselves to try something new.

Everyone has their own unique story. Little America is a collection of those stories, told by the people who lived them. Together, they form a wholly original, at times unexpected portrait of America’s immigrants—and thereby a portrait of America itself.

This program is read by Kumail Nanjiani, Vikas Adam, Ramon de Ocampo, Je Nie Fleming, Matt Godfrey, Lamarr Gulley, Deepti Gupta, Vanessa Marroquin, Natalie Naudus, and Natasha Soudek.

A Macmillan Audio production from MCD

"A cast of diverse narrators lend their voices to telling the remarkable stories of modern American immigrants...These stories are funny, tragic, inspirational, and entirely original, just like the people who tell them." -- AudioFile Magazine

About Epic

Epic crafts extraordinary true stories. Our writers travel the world searching for encounters with the unknown. Wartime romance, unlikely savants, deranged detectives, gentlemen thieves, and love struck killers: stories that tap into the thrill of being alive. Epic publishes extraordinary true stories that get noticed. More than 25 of our articles have been optioned by Hollywood, including Argo, which won the Academy Award for Best Picture. Little America, is a companion book to the Apple TV+ series of the same name.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Jodi on July 15, 2020

The stories shared in this book are told in snapshot vignettes. Each one stands on its own and taken together they paint a beautiful picture of a multi-cultural America. Reading this is like being witness to history. Read it. You won't regret the time.......more

Goodreads review by The Tick on December 09, 2020

I really appreciated how a lot of the people interviewed in this book talked about things like their hobbies and family rather than just their immigration experience--I love "immigration experience" stuff, but there's a similarity that seeps into a lot of the books and movies that discuss it. It was......more

Goodreads review by Tamara on September 07, 2021

Stories about immigrants that help to show the individual and unique people and reasons for coming to the United States. Admittedly many these immigrant stories seemed to have been chosen for some entertainment value, given this started as an Apple TV project I can see how selecting individuals who......more

Goodreads review by Ali on May 24, 2021

Solid read. Read it after watching the show on Apple TV+. I actually got it as a gift but read it quickly before the wrapping paper gets thrown on. It could double as a coffee table read too, with the short formatting (five-page-ish stories with great photos immersed) and a diverse collection of imm......more

Goodreads review by Megan on January 06, 2022

Each individual's story is beautiful and unique in terms of the voice and spirit. However the collective feeling of hope, pride, and determination is the most astounding. What amazing people they all are.......more