Resistance A carpenter traveling in India changes his life when he explodes in an act of violence out of proportion to its cause. In nine fictional testimonies, men and women who have resisted the mainstream an
| Title | : | Resistance |
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.93 (346 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 140007665X |
| Format Type | : | Paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 180 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2005-06-14 |
| Genre | : |
Editorial : From Publishers Weekly Lopez, author of the National Book Award–winning Arctic Dreams and numerous other works of fiction and nonfiction (Light Action in the Caribbean; Of Wolves and Men; etc.), explores opposition and defiance—to globalization, xenophobia, political and cultural hegemony, conspicuous consumption, environmental degradation—in a slim, brooding collection of timely fictional testimonials. "Apocalypse" sets the stage, as an American curator living in France receives an ominous official letter from "Inland Security," expressing "widespread irritation with our work, and the government's desire to speak with us." Through coded e-mails, he determines that all over the world, friends similarly engaged in "chipping away like coolies at the omnipotent and righteous façade" have received the same missive. They agree to vanish, leaving behind a record of their political and spiritual awakenings. In "Mortise and Tenon," a land activist
From the National Book Award-winning author of Arctic Dreams, a highly charged, stunningly original work of fiction–a passionate response to the changes shaping our country today. In nine fictional testimonies, men and women who have resisted the mainstream and who are now suddenly “parties of interest” to the government tell their stories.A young woman in Buenos Aires watches bitterly as her family dissolves in betrayal and illness, but chooses to seek a new understanding of compassion rather than revenge. A carpenter traveling in India changes his life when he explodes in an act of violence out of proportion to its cause. The beginning of the end of a man’s lifelong search for coherence is sparked by a Montana grizzly. A man blinded in the war in Vietnam wrestles with the implications of his actions as a soldier–and with innocence, both lost and regained.Punctuated with haunting images by acclaimed artist Alan Magee, Resistance is po
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