Swamplandia! by Karen Russell
"Swamplandia!" is a darkly humorous and poignant story about a family of alligator wrestlers living in the Florida Everglades. The family's way of life is threatened when their mother dies, their tourist attraction business starts to fail, and a rival theme park opens nearby. The novel follows the three children as they struggle to keep their family together and their world intact, embarking on perilous journeys through the swamp and into the underworld.
The 4450th greatest book of all time
- Published
- 2011
- Nationality
- American
- Type
- Fiction
- Pages
- 300-400
- Words
- 98,000
- Original Language
- English
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This book is on the following lists:
- 6th on The 40 Best Novels of the 2010s (Paste Magazine)
- 100 Best Books of the Decade so Far (2010-2015) (Oyster Books)
- The 10 Best Books Through Time (New York Times)
- 87 Books Written by Women That Are So Good, You Won't Be Able to Put Them Down (Pop Sugar)