The Second Plane: September 11
Terror and Boredom
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Word Count
56,000 words, Guess
Page Count
224 pages
Physical Format
Hardcover
Identifiers
- Internet Archivesecondplanesepte0000amis
- ISBN-101400044545
- ISBN-139781400044542
- Goodreads2211803
- LibraryThing4827430
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- Library of Congress Control Number2007040222
- OCLC Control Number173748547
- Open LibraryOL11586067M
Classifications
- LCCHV6432.7 .A3836 2008
- DDC974.8/79044
Description
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 "Terror and Boredom," an unsparing analysis of Islamic fundamentalism and the West's flummoxed response to it, while other pieces address the invasion of Iraq, the realities of Iran, and Tony Blair's lingering departure from Downing Street (and also his trips to Washington and Iraq). Whether lambasted for his refusal to kowtow to Muslim pieties or hailed for his common sense, wide reading, and astute perspective, Amis is indisputably a great pleasure to read--informed, elegant, surprising--and this collection a resounding contemplation of the relentless, manifold dangers we suddenly find ourselves living with.From the Trade Paperback edition.
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