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More copies of this ISBN:This title in other formats:Hold Everything Dear: Dispatches on Survival and Resistanceby John Berger
Synopses & ReviewsPublisher Comments:John Berger occupies a unique position in the international cultural landscape: artist, filmmaker, poet, philosopher, novelist, essayist, he is also a deeply thoughtful political activist. In Hold Everything Dear, he artistry and activism mesh in an attempt to make sense of the world as we have come to know it during the past six years. Berger analyzes the nature of terrorism and the profound despair that gives rise to it. He writes about the homelessness of millions across the globe who have been forced by poverty and war into lives as refugees. He discusses Afghanistan, Iraq, Palestine, Serbia, Bosnia, China, Indonesia--anyplace the power of corporations, the military, or paramilitary elements is being exercised, depriving ordinary citizens of autonomy or livelihoods or the most basic of freedoms. Singularly lucid and bold, Hold Everything Dear fully acknowledges the depth of suffering occurring around the world and suggests ideas and action that might finally help bring it to an end. From one of the most widely admired, articulate, and impassioned writers of our time, this is a powerful collections of essays that holds a starkly reflective mirror up to post-9/11 realities. Review:"John Berger writes about what is important, not just interesting. In contemporary English letters he seems to me peerless; not since D. H. Lawrence has there been a writer who offers such attentiveness to the sensual world with responsiveness to the imperatives of conscience." --Susan Sontag About the AuthorJohn Berger is the author of many works of fiction and nonfiction, including The Shape of a Pocket, Here Is Where We Meet, the Into Their Labours trilogy, About Looking, Ways of Seeing, and G., for which he won the Booker Prize. He lives in a small rural community in France. What Our Readers Are SayingBe the first to add a comment for a chance to win!Product Details
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