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Dictionary of the Undoing

Dictionary of the Undoing

Dictionary of the Undoing Paperback - 2019

by John Freeman

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For Freeman, literary critic, essayist, editor, poet--it is the rare moment when words are not enough. 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.last.

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Farrar, Straus & Giroux, 2019. Paperback. Very Good. Disclaimer:Former library book; May have limited writing in cover pages. Pages are unmarked. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less.Dust jacket quality is not guaranteed.
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  • Title Dictionary of the Undoing
  • Author John Freeman
  • Binding Paperback
  • Condition Used - Very good
  • Pages 192
  • Volumes 1
  • Language ENG
  • Publisher Farrar, Straus & Giroux
  • Publication date 2019
  • Features Glossary
  • Bookseller's Inventory # G0374538859I4N10
  • ISBN 9780374538859 / 0374538859
  • Weight 0.3 lbs (0.14 kg)
  • Dimensions 7.4 x 5 x 0.6 in (18.80 x 12.70 x 1.52 cm)
  • Category Literature - Classics / Criticism
  • Library of Congress subjects Political culture - United States - History, United States - Politics and government -
  • Library of Congress Catalogue Number 2019022173
  • Dewey Decimal Code 306.209
  • Quantity available 3

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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.

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  • Booklist, 11/15/2019, Page 3
  • Kirkus Reviews, 10/01/2019, Page 0
  • Publishers Weekly, 10/14/2019, Page 0

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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