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

Persky, Stan, 1941-

Overview

\"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 international non-fiction and fiction to engage with both the triumphs and tensions of reading and writing today. Evaluating works by established authors Philip Roth, Orhan Pamuk, J.M. Coetzee, and Josâe Saramago, as well as emerging writers like Naomi Klein, Javier Cercas, and Chimamanda Adichie, Persky also showcases a remarkable group of reporters - Steve Coll, Dexter Filkins, and Rajiv Chandrasekaran - who have written essential books about global issues. An illuminating and accessible work about the present age, Reading the 21st Century introduces new ways of thinking about the world's most significant cultural, political, and moral problems. \" --Publisher's website.

• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Subject: Best books. / Books Reviews. / Literature 21st century History and criticism.
• ISBN: 9780773539099, 0773539093

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Call Number	Copies	Material	Location
Z1035.A1 P385 2011	1	BOOK	AUTOSTORE