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The Devil never sleeps and other essays

✍ Scribed by Codrescu, Andrei


Publisher
St. Martin's Press
Year
2000
Tongue
English
Leaves
244
Edition
1st ed
Category
Library

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✦ Synopsis


The NPR commentator and author finds the devil alive and well and living in America. Codrescu delights in the underside of American life, and this dazzling collection of essays shines light into some of the country's darker corners. 8-page color photo insert.


Abstract: The NPR commentator and author finds the devil alive and well and living in America. Codrescu delights in the underside of American life, and this dazzling collection of essays shines light into some of the country's darker corners. 8-page color photo insert

✦ Table of Contents


Content: Part one : I have been warned to stay away from eschatology : I can't do it --
Part two : In defense of innocence --
Part three : Devil in Eastern Europe, one of his ancestral homes --
Part four : Devil's art : autobiography --
Part five : Amnesia of the body politic --
Part six : Virtuality takes command.

✦ Subjects


Essays -- 20th century. Devil. Devil -- Biblical teaching. Essays.


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