Inventing the Enemy and Other Occasional Writings

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Inventing the enemy -- Absolute and relative -- The beauty of the flame -- Treasure hunting -- Fermented delights -- No embryos in paradise -- Hugo, Hélas!: the poetics of excess -- Censorship and silence -- Imaginary astronomies -- Living by proverbs -- I am Edmond Dantès! -- Ulysses: that's all we needed ... -- Why the island is never found -- Thoughts on WikiLeaks.

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Pleasure to Read! submitted by topraks on December 18, 2021, 1:39pm A collection of essays on the premise of - every country needs an enemy, and if it doesn’t have one, must invent it. A lively, passionate and witty discussion of ideas that have inspired his novels, taking us on an exploration of lost islands, mythical realms, and the medieval worlds.

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Boston : Houghton Mifflin Harcourt, 2012.
Year Published: 2012
Description: xi, 222 p. : ill., maps ; 24 cm.
Language: English
Format: Book

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9780547640976
0547640978

ADDITIONAL CREDITS
Dixon, Richard.

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Italian essays.