Reading the 21st century : books of the decade, 2000-2009

Persky, Stan, 1941-

Book 2011

"The first decade of the twenty-first century was noteworthy for war, terror, religious revival, economic collapse, and a technological revolution that prompted countless critical responses and gave rise to a paradox: writing flourished, but reading declined. Reading the 21st Century investigates the urgent themes, major works, and crisis of reading in an era of instant communication. In wide-ranging and innovative criticism, Stan Persky examines...

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ISBN:

9780773539099
0773539093

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xvii, 278 pages ; 24 cm
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Books of the decade, 2000-2009

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index

Contents:

Introduction: In the twilight of literary criticism
The storyteller : Larry McMurtry
Indelible : Philip Roth's human stain
Heroes : Javier Cercas's soldiers of Salamis
Ignorance in the desert
The snowflake from the snow : Orhan Pamuk
In the land of Amos Oz : a tale of love and darkness
Homeland alone : 9/11, Afghanistan, Iraq
Lost and found : Daniel Mendelsohn
Walking, seeing, shelving
The Gods that failed : Richard Dawkins
Exit strategies : Said, Coetzee, Saramago, Roth
Other voices, other realms
Haunted by a spectre : Krugman, Klein, Stiglitz
Conclusion: Code red
Appendix: Some prize lists

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2012464842

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2648078

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