The Second Plane: September 11: Terror and Boredom - Amis, Martin
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The Second Plane: September 11: Terror and Boredom
Amis, Martin
Synopsis "The Second Plane: September 11: Terror and Boredom"
A modern classic from one of the most gifted writers of his generation this collection of essays about 9/11 constitutes a provocative and insightful examination of one of the most momentous events of our time. "A walking tour of the motley post-September 11th mind--its fears, madnesses, misapprehension and insights." --New York ObserverAt 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 live with in the twenty-first century.
Martin Amis (Swansea, 1949 - Florida, 2023) estudió en Oxford y debutó brillantemente como novelista con El libro de Rachel, galardonada en 1973 con el Premio Somerset Maugham, publicada en España (en 1985) por Anagrama. A lo largo de su trayectoria trabajó como guionista y varias de sus novelas fueron adaptadas para televisión. Es autor de relatos cortos, ensayos y novelas. Tiene dos libros de carácter autobiográfico: Experiencia y Koba el Temible. Su última obra fue Desde dentro.