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At the same time : essays and speeches

by Susan Sontag, Paolo Dilonardo, Anne Jump, David Rieff

This collection of sixteen essays and addresses explores the liberating nature of literature, ethical duty, and political activism. It examines the work of various international writers and analyses the moral and political dilemmas of post-9/11 America.

Accession 3148 ISBN 9780374100728 Publisher Farrar, Straus and Giroux
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