The Unwinding by George Packer
America is in crisis. In the space of a generation, it has become more than ever a country of winners and losers, as industries have failed, institutions have disappeared and the country's focus has shifted to idolise celebrity and wealth. This book tells the story of America over the years, empathizing with those facing difficult challenges.
Packer's is an American voice of exceptional clarity and humanity in a tradition of reportage that renders the quotidian extraordinaryWhen our descendants survey the ruins of this modern imperium and sift its cultural detritus, American voices like this will be the tiny treasures that endure. -- David Goldblatt Independent 20130615 This angry, wise and moving state-of-the-union address is too subtle and clever to be prescriptive. Packer offers no simplistic solutions. But here's the thing. The writing in this fine work showcases the very same qualities of democratic generosity and fair-mindedness whose supposed disappearance in America its author most laments. The old Dream may be down, but it's not out yet. -- Melanie McGrath Sunday Telegraph 20130616 Packer is among the best non-fiction writers in America ... In its sensibility, The Unwinding is closer to a novel than a work of fiction. It is all the more powerful for it. -- Edward Luce The Financial Times 20130616
George Packer writes for the New Yorker and lives in Brooklyn. The Assassin's Gate, his celebrated account of how America convinced itself to go to war with Iraq, is published by Faber, was named one of the ten best books of 2005 by the New York Times and won the Helen Bernstein Book Award and an Overseas Press Club's book award. He is also the author of two novels, and two works of non-fiction, The Village of Waiting and Blood of the Liberals.
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| ISBN 13 | 9780571251285 |
| ISBN 10 | 0571251285 |
| Title | The Unwinding |
| Author | George Packer |
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| Binding Type | Hardback |
| Publisher | Faber & Faber |
| Year published | 2013-06-13 |
| Number of pages | 320 |
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