Anna Donauer is an American writer, cultural anthropologist, and anthropological researcher. She has written over seventy books, most of which focused on prehistoric human history and evolution, precursors to modern humans in southern China, North America, Europe, Australia, and South Africa. Anna Donauer is often referred to as a late-night women’s author because she writes in a funny, humorous vein that makes you laugh and makes you cry at the same time. Anna Donau is described by many critics as one of the few truly original female writers in science fiction, a genre that is still mostly dominated by men. Her books have been praised for their creativity and intellectual clarity. Anna Donauer has also created a popular character, Tiana, in her books for children.
Anna Donau’s main focus in her novels is race, ethnicity, gender, Nationality, and relationships. It was not until her novel, Partner, that she delved into the Nationality issue, examining the relationships and lives of six different ethnic groups in modern America. The book Nationality: How To Recognize and Understand Your Nationality in Everyday Life explained how your physical appearance, or racial identity, can affect your life decisions and interactions. It examines how your sense of nationality affects your ability to succeed, the things you can do to integrate your nationality into your life, and how important it is to accept others the way they are, regardless of their race or nationality.
In Partner, Anna Donau presents the viewpoints of four different characters. All have very different take on the question of Nationality, all have very different reasons for feeling or believing that way, but all accept that others are their own people, with their own ideas, ideals, and thoughts. The perspectives expressed in this book challenge the common misconceptions about race and nationality that permeate our country. They help to show how a person’s sense of nationality is only part of who they are, how their race or nationality has become a significant part of their personality, beliefs, and opinions. Through Anna Donau’s refreshing writing style, the reader is helped to examine his or her own perspective, decide for themselves if they think it is important to believe in such notions as nationality or race, and explore what it means to be their own person.