Reading the 21st Century: Books of the Decade, 2000-2009

by Stan Persky

Book Overview

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 Jos? 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...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0773539093
• ISBN13: 9780773539099
• Release Date: September 2011
• Publisher: McGill-Queen's University Press
• Length: 278 Pages
• Weight: 1.25 lbs.
• Dimensions: 1.1" x 6.0" x 9.1"