Dictionary of the Undoing by Freeman, John
Dictionary of the Undoing by Freeman, John

Dictionary of the Undoing

For John Freeman--literary critic, essayist, editor, poet, "one of the preeminent book people of our time" (Dave...
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Dictionary of the Undoing by Freeman, John

Dictionary of the Undoing

BD$27.07
Dictionary of the Undoing by Freeman, John

Dictionary of the Undoing

BD$27.07
Author: John Freeman
Format: Paperback
Language: English
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For John Freeman--literary critic, essayist, editor, poet, "one of the preeminent book people of our time" (Dave Eggers)--it is the rare moment when words are not enough. But in the wake of the election of 2016, words felt useless, even indulgent. Action was the only reasonable response. He took to the streets in protest, and the sense of community and collective conviction felt right. But the assaults continued--on citizens' rights and long-held compacts, on the core principles of our culture and civilization, and on our language itself. Words seemed to be losing the meanings they once had and Freeman was compelled to return to their defense. The result is his Dictionary of the Undoing.

From A to Z, "Agitate" to "Zygote," Freeman assembled the words that felt most essential, most potent, and began to build a case for their renewed power and authority, each word building on the last. The message that emerged was not to retreat behind books, but to emphatically engage in the public sphere, to redefine what it means to be a literary citizen.

With an afterword by Valeria Luiselli, Dictionary of the Undoing is a necessary, resounding cri de coeur in defense of language, meaning, and our ability to imagine, describe, and build a better world.

Author: John Freeman
Publisher: Farrar, Strauss & Giroux-3pl
Published: 11/12/2019
Pages: 192
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 0.30lbs
Size: 7.40h x 5.00w x 0.60d
ISBN: 9780374538859


Review Citation(s):
Kirkus Reviews 10/01/2019
Publishers Weekly 10/14/2019
Booklist 11/15/2019 pg. 3

About the Author
John Freeman is the editor of Freeman's, a literary annual of new writing. His books include How to Read a Novelist and The Tyranny of E-mail, as well as Tales of Two Americas, an anthology of new writing about inequality in the U.S. today. Maps, his debut collection of poems, was published in 2017. His work has been translated into more than twenty languages and has appeared in The New Yorker, The Paris Review, andThe New York Times. The former editor of Granta and one-time president of the National Book Critics Circle, he is currently Artist-in-Residence at New York Universit


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