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Bibliographic Detail
Publisher
Random House of Canada Ltd
Publication date
April 7, 2009
Binding
Paperback
Edition
Reprint
Book category
Adult Non-Fiction
ISBN-13
9780676977868
ISBN-10
0676977863
Dimensions
0.75 by 5.25 by 8.50 in.
Weight
0.55 lbs.
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$22.00
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Summaries and Reviews
Amazon.com description: Product Description: âThe English language bows deeper to Amis than anyone else.â The Daily Telegraph (UK)
A master not only of fiction but also of fiercely controversial political engagement, Martin Amis here gathers fourteen pieces that constitute an evolving, provocative and insightful examination of the most momentous event of our time.
At the heart of this collection is the long essay âTerror and Boredom,â an unsparing analysis of Islamic fundamentalism and the Westâs flummoxed response to it, while other pieces address the invasion of Iraq, the realities of Iran and Tony Blairâs pallid departure from Downing Street. Amisâs reviews of pertinent books and films, from The Looming Tower to United 93, provide a wide-ranging survey of other responses to these calamitous issues, which are further explored in two short stories: âThe Last Days of Mohammed Atta,â and âIn the Palace of the End,â narrated by a Middle Eastern tyrantâs double whose duties include epic lovemaking, grotesque torture and the duplication on his own body of the injuries sustained by his alter ego in constant assassination attempts.
Whether lambasted for his refusal to kowtow to Muslim pieties or hailed for his blunt common sense, Amis is indisputably a great pleasure to readâinformed, elegant, surprisingâand this collection a resounding contemplation of the relentless, manifold dangers we suddenly find ourselves living with.
From the Hardcover edition.
A master not only of fiction but also of fiercely controversial political engagement, Martin Amis here gathers fourteen pieces that constitute an evolving, provocative and insightful examination of the most momentous event of our time.
At the heart of this collection is the long essay âTerror and Boredom,â an unsparing analysis of Islamic fundamentalism and the Westâs flummoxed response to it, while other pieces address the invasion of Iraq, the realities of Iran and Tony Blairâs pallid departure from Downing Street. Amisâs reviews of pertinent books and films, from The Looming Tower to United 93, provide a wide-ranging survey of other responses to these calamitous issues, which are further explored in two short stories: âThe Last Days of Mohammed Atta,â and âIn the Palace of the End,â narrated by a Middle Eastern tyrantâs double whose duties include epic lovemaking, grotesque torture and the duplication on his own body of the injuries sustained by his alter ego in constant assassination attempts.
Whether lambasted for his refusal to kowtow to Muslim pieties or hailed for his blunt common sense, Amis is indisputably a great pleasure to readâinformed, elegant, surprisingâand this collection a resounding contemplation of the relentless, manifold dangers we suddenly find ourselves living with.
From the Hardcover edition.
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Reprint edition from Random House of Canada Ltd (April 7, 2009)
9780676977868 | details & prices | 5.25 × 8.50 × 0.75 in. | 0.55 lbs | List price $22.00
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