Notes on Nationalism

The general uncertainty as to what is really happening makes it easier to cling to lunatic beliefs'Biting and timeless reflections on patriotism, prejudice and power, from the man who wrote about his nation better than anyone. Penguin Modern: fifty new books celebrating the pioneering spirit of the iconic Penguin Modern Classics series, with each one offering a concentrated hit of its contemporary, international flavour. Here are authors ranging from Kathy Acker to James Baldwin, Truman Capote to Stanislaw Lem and George Orwell to Shirley Jackson; essays radical and inspiring; poems moving and disturbing; stories surreal and fabulous; taking us from the deep South to modern Japan, New York's underground scene to the farthest reaches of outer space.

Incertitudinea generala cu privire la ceea ce se intampla cu adevarat face mai usor sa te agati de credintele nebunesti ,,Moscaturi si reflectii atemporale despre patriotism, prejudecati si putere, de la omul care a scris despre natiunea lui mai bine decat oricine. Penguin Modern: cincizeci de carti noi care celebreaza spiritul de pionierat al emblematicei serie Penguin Modern Classics, fiecare oferind un hit concentrat al aromei sale contemporane, internationale.