Things That Can and Cannot Be Said: Essays and Conversations
| Author | : | |
| Rating | : | 4.50 (503 Votes) |
| Asin | : | 1538411377 |
| Format Type | : | paperback |
| Number of Pages | : | 1 Pages |
| Publish Date | : | 2014-10-09 |
| Language | : | English |
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''Arundhati Roy is an electrifying political essayist.'' --Booklist, praise for the author ''On its surface, the essay collection offers an account of Edward Snowden's 2014 meeting with John Cusack, Arundhati Roy, and Daniel Ellsberg. Things That Can and Cannot Be Said is less about Snowden's 2013 decision to leak classified NSA data than it is about the context of that decision, offering a statement on the surveillance state as it relates to war and peace in the twenty-first century'It definitely cannot not be written aboutbecause the world is a millipede that inches forward on millions of real conversations.' Things That Can and Cannot Be Said is an unapologetically radical account of several such rea
He has written the screenplays for the movies Grosse Point Blank, High Fidelity, and War, Inc., with Mark Leyner and Jeremy Pikser, among many others. Arundhati Roy, author of The God of Small Things, was trained as an architect. She has worked as a production designer and has written the screenplays for two films. John Cusack is a writ
Great gifting item for open-minded friends and relatives. This book will not make you feel good about your country, but it gives hope by bluntly talking about the issues. I liked the book so much that I've been buying copies for a politically-diverse group of friends and relatives.A favorite (there were many) quote: (By A. Roy): "By the way, the US-backed militias are doing similar things, except they don’t show beheadings of white folks on TV. Or is it more evil to contaminate the water supply, to bomb a place with depleted uranium, to cut off the supply of medicines, to say that half a million children dying from economic sanctions is a “hard price”, but “worth it&. Great read! This little book is a treasure! Love the candid conversations and thoughts. My only complaint is that it left me wanting more.. "Thoughtful reading" according to Okienoah. Arundhati Roy is a writer for modern living with old thoughts in mind. Bought all of her books.
Read by Arundhati Roy; John CusackIn this rich dialogue on surveillance, empire, and power, Roy and Cusack describe meeting NSA whistleblower Ed Snowden in Moscow.In late 2014, Arundhati Roy, John Cusack, and Daniel Ellsberg travelled to Moscow to meet with NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. In these provocative and penetrating discussions, Roy and Cusack discuss the nature of the state, empire, and surveillance in an era of perpetual war, the meaning of flags and patriotism, the role of foundations and NGOs in limiting dissent, and the ways in which capital but not people can freely cross borders.. The result was a series of essays and dialogues in which Roy and Cusack reflect on their conversations with Snowden