Far and Away: Reporting from the Brink of Change

Description

A New York Times Notable Book From the winner of the National Book Award and
the National Books Critics’ Circle Award—and one of the most original thinkers
of our time—a riveting collection of essays about places in dramatic
transition. Far and Away collects Andrew Solomon’s writings about places
undergoing seismic shifts—political, cultural, and spiritual. Chronicling his
stint on the barricades in Moscow in 1991, when he joined artists in resisting
the coup whose failure ended the Soviet Union, his 2002 account of the rebirth
of culture in Afghanistan following the fall of the Taliban, his insightful
appraisal of a Myanmar seeped in contradictions as it slowly, fitfully pushes
toward freedom, and many other stories of profound upheaval, this book
provides a unique window onto the very idea of social change. With his
signature brilliance and compassion, Solomon demonstrates both how history is
altered by individuals, and how personal identities are altered when
governments alter. A journalist and essayist of remarkable perception and
prescience, Solomon captures the essence of these cultures. Ranging across
seven continents and twenty-five years, Far and Away takes a magnificent
journey into the heart of extraordinarily diverse experiences, yet Solomon
finds a common humanity wherever he travels. Illuminating the development of
his own genius, his stories are always intimate and often both funny and
deeply moving. Read more

Features:

Product Details:

• Publisher ‏ : ‎ Scribner; First Edition (April 19, 2016)
• Language ‏ : ‎ English
• Hardcover ‏ : ‎ 592 pages
• ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1476795045
• ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 41
• Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 1.8 pounds
• Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 6 x 1.7 x 9 inches
• Best Sellers Rank: #1,182,274 in Books (See Top 100 in Books) #834 in Coping with Suicide Grief #1,295 in Human Geography (Books) #3,818 in Essays (Books)
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