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This is a timely novel, a lament for the multicultural harmony that has disappeared from Mesopotamia as well as a dire warning: fundamentalism is on the rise, not just in the Middle East but in the West as well.
Stuck in a world where regular shopping was rare and live performances extinct, the right path seemed to be the curls and swirls of mentions and references that led to surprising new or little-known artists and fascinating new levels of famous ones.
Translator Dan Veach invites us to “pull up a bench in the mead hall, grab a brew, and enjoy a jazzy new performance.”
To his credit, Louis Menand personalizes his historical cast and humanizes ideologies and aesthetics.
“I’m an anarchist as an artist — I write what I want, however I want. I refuse to adhere to the forms that society hands down.”
Books Promiscuously Read sets a high standard for what might become an exciting new genre of literary criticism for educated general readers.
Instead of techno-utopian rhetoric, Electrify offers a plan with pragmatic steps to create a better environment and a stronger economy.
The volume’s spirited imagination is strong enough to compensate for flaws in its translation.
Author Interview: “Of Thee I Sing” — Ben Railton on the Cycles of American Patriotism
“If you are more critical or try to highlight some of the worst things that happen in America, then you are un-American or anti-American.”
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