The second plane: September 11 : terror and boredom
by Amis, Martin
"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 d…
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Summary
"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). Amis's reviews of pertinent books and films, from The Looming Tower to United 93, provide a far-ranging survey of other responses to these calamitous issues, which are further explored in two short stories: "The Last Days of Muhammed Atta," its subject self-evident, and "In the Palace of the End," narrated by a Middle Eastern tyrant's double whose duties include epic lovemaking, grotesque torture, and the duplication on his own body of the injuries sustained by his alter ego in constant assassination attempts" -- inside cover.
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- Publication Date:2008.
Publication Statements
- Publisher(s):Alfred A. Knopf
- Place of Publication:New York
- Language:eng
- Publication Date:2008.
Notes
Includes index.
The Physical Object
- Description:211 pages ; : 22 cm
Edition Identifiers
- ISBN:9781607511441, 1607511444, 9780676977851, 0676977855, 9781400044542, 1400044545
- oclc:ocn607252749
- LC Classification:HV6432.7
- Dewey Decimal:974.8/79044
Table of Contents
The second plane -- The voice of the lonely crowd -- The wrong war -- In the palace of the end -- Terror and boredom : the dependent mind -- The last days of Muhammad Atta -- Iran and the lord of time -- On United 93 -- Conspiracy theories, and Takfir -- Bush in yes-man's-land -- Demographics -- On the move with Tony Blair -- An Islamist's journey -- September 11.
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