Arcadia (novel)

Arcadia is a 2012 novel by Lauren Groff published in 2012. It is set in Upstate New York during the 60s and 70s, and depicts a utopian commune through the eyes of the settlement's first-born child, Bit. The commune is situated on the grounds of an old and crumbling homestead. The book then splits storylines to depict a post-apocalyptic future ravaged by global warming. The novel received high praise from the New York Times,[1] The Kenyon Review,[2] NPR,[3] and Guernica.[4]

Arcadia
First edition
AuthorLauren Groff
CountryUSA
LanguageEnglish
Set inUpstate New York
Published13 March 2012
PublisherHachette
Pages291
ISBN9781401340872

References
  1. https://www.nytimes.com/2012/04/08/books/review/arcadia-by-lauren-groff.html NYT
  2. https://kenyonreview.org/kr-online-issue/2013-summer/selections/arcadia-by-lauren-groff-738439/ KR
  3. https://www.npr.org/2012/03/15/148475007/arcadia-children-of-the-commune NPR
  4. https://www.guernicamag.com/american-utopia/ G


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