Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century

Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century
First edition cover
AuthorJessica Bruder
LanguageEnglish
SubjectGreat Recession, poverty, social issues
GenreNonfiction
PublisherW. W. Norton & Company
Publication date
September 2017
Publication placeUnited States
Media typePrint, e-book
Pages273
ISBN978-0-393-24931-6 (First edition hardcover)
OCLC971352344
331.3/980973
LC ClassHD6280 .B77 2017

Nomadland: Surviving America in the Twenty-First Century is a 2017 nonfiction book by American journalist Jessica Bruder about the phenomenon of older Americans who, following the Great Recession from 2007 to 2009, adopted transient lifestyles traveling around the United States in search of seasonal work (vandwelling).[1][2]

The book was adapted into the 2020 film of the same name, which was awarded the Academy Award for Best Picture.

  1. ^ Hochschild, Arlie Russell (2017-11-17). "In 'Nomadland,' the Golden Years Are the Wander Years". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Archived from the original on 2019-02-24. Retrieved 2019-02-23.
  2. ^ "Jessica Bruder | School of Journalism". journalism.columbia.edu. Archived from the original on 2016-12-21. Retrieved 2019-02-23.