{"product_id":"politics-and-the-american-language-william-orourke-9781566494038","title":"Politics and the American Language: Reviews, Rants, and Commentary, 2011-2018","description":"\u003cp\u003eThis new collection is William O'Rourke's third volume of a diverse mixture of long and short articles and it extends his reputation as a brilliant social historian and curmudgeonly contrarian. More political than his previous two volumes (\u003ci\u003eSigns of the Literary Times\u003c\/i\u003e, 1993; \u003ci\u003eConfessions of a Guilty Freelancer\u003c\/i\u003e, 2012), it additionally serves as an illuminating memoir of his literary generation. These provocative pieces analyze the contemporary turbulent period, from the Obama years to the dawn of the Trump era. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eO'Rourke is an acclaimed novelist (\u003ci\u003eIdle Hands\u003c\/i\u003e) and nonfiction author (\u003ci\u003eThe Harrisburg 7 and the New Catholic Left\u003c\/i\u003e) and he has never been shy of tackling big subjects, which he manages with acuity and finesse. He turns his perceptive vision often toward literary subjects, the ongoing abuse of language, but always places the books he discusses in a broader cultural and political context. His depictions of both lettered and political figures, such as Kurt Vonnegut, Daniel Berrigan, Donald Trump, Ken Burns, Bernie Sanders and Flannery O'Connor are fresh and original. An informative, startling, and entertaining collection. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William O'Rourke\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1566494036\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781566494038\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Welcome Rain Publishers\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 03\/03\/2020\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 352\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.80lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.90h x 5.90w x 0.80d","brand":"William O'Rourke","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47135377948927,"sku":"9781566494038","price":18.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_d4cbb907-c746-4689-b4cc-63e862ee109c.jpg?v=1755009967","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/politics-and-the-american-language-william-orourke-9781566494038","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}