With Attention, Joshua Cohen returns with his first collection of
nonfiction, the culmination of two decades of writing and thought
about life in the digital age. In essays, memoir, criticism, diary
entries, and letters—many appearing here for the first
time—Cohen covers the full depth and breadth of modern life:
politics, literature, art, music, travel, the media, and
psychology, and subjects as diverse as Google, Donald Trump, Bernie
Sanders, fictional animals, Gustav Mahler, Aretha Franklin, John
Zorn, landscape photography, fake Caravaggios, Wikipedia, Gertrude
Stein, Edward Snowden, Jonathan Franzen, Olympic women’s fencing,
Atlantic City casinos, the closing of the Ringling Bros. circus,
and Azerbaijan. Cohen directs his sharp gaze at home and abroad,
calling upon his extraordinary erudition and unrivaled ability to
draw connections between seemingly unlike things to show us how to
live without fear in a world overflowing with information. At this
crucial juncture in history, Attention is a guide for the
perplexed—a handbook for anyone hoping to bring the wisdom of the
past into the culture of the future.
General
Imprint: |
Fitzcarraldo Editions
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Country of origin: |
United Kingdom |
Release date: |
August 2018 |
Authors: |
Joshua Cohen
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Dimensions: |
195 x 127 x 45mm (L x W x T) |
Format: |
Paperback
|
Pages: |
712 |
ISBN-13: |
978-1-910695-74-6 |
Categories: |
Books
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LSN: |
1-910695-74-2 |
Barcode: |
9781910695746 |
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