Everything you need to understand or teach Beautyland by Marie-Helene Bertino.
In Marie-Helene Bertino's novel Beautyland, Adina Giorno grows up believing that she is an extraterrestrial sent to Earth to report on human behaviors. Throughout her childhood and adulthood, Adina sends faxes to her intergalactic superiors about her terrestrial experiences. The private project comforts Adina. However, when she starts to tell her family and friends about her secret identity, her sense of reality falters. Written from the third person point of view, the novel explores themes including loneliness, belonging, and connection.
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