Blumenthal Michael Blumenthal

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Thinking Out Loud on Public Radio

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Produktbeschreibung

What s wrong with the contemporary American medical system? What does it mean when a state s democratic presidential primary casts 40% of its votes for a felon incarcerated in another state? What s so bad about teaching by PowerPoint? What is truly the dirtiest word in America?These are just a few of the engaging and controversial issues that Michael Blumenthal, poet, novelist, essayist, and law professor, tackles in this collection of poignant essays commissioned by West Virginia Public Radio. In these brief essays, Blumenthal provides unconventional insights into our contemporary political, educational, and social systems, challenging us to look beyond the headlines to the psychological and sociological realities that underlie our conventional thinking. As a widely published poet and novelist, Blumenthal brings along a lawyer s analytical ability with his literary sensibility, effortlessly facilitating a distinction between the cliches of today s pallid political discourse and the deeper realities that lie beneath. This collection will captivate and provoke those with an interest in literature, politics, law, and the unwritten rules of our social and political engagements.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: West Virginia University Press
• Seitenzahl: 120
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2014
• Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781938228780
• Artikelnr.: 72461889

Autorenporträt

- Michael Blumenthal was a Briggs-Copeland Lecturer in Poetry at Harvard from 1983-1992 and ultimately became Director of their Creative Writing Program. He was a Senior Fulbright Scholar in residence for many years in Budapest Hungary and has been the recipient of the Guggenheim Fellowship, National Endowment for the Arts and the Ingram Merrill Foundation. His many awards and accolades include the Ribalow Prize for Best Jewish Fiction judged by Nobel Peace Prize winner Elie Wiesel and novelist Thomas Kenneally, author of Schindler's List.