The devil problem - David Remnick

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Title
The devil problem - and other true stories
Author
David Remnick
format
Paperback / softback
Publisher
Picador
Language
English
UK Publication Date
20001124

By the author of KING OF THE WORLDDavid Remnick is an unparalleled observer of the human beings who become agents of history. In this brilliant collection of profiles Remnick trains his gaze on figures from Gerry Adams to Dennis Rodman and from Ralph Ellison to Ben Bradlee. Gerry Adams charms American TV audiences - and tries to charm Remnick - while justifying IRA atrocities. In his portrait of the distinguished religious historian Elaine Pagels, Remnick shows us how a scholar's personal tragedies led her to seek out the origins of the devil.This is a brilliant collection of pieces which represents the journalistic profile elevated to high art. 'Remnick is remarkably skilled at conveying the distinctive textures of individual personalities' New York Times Book Review'Brilliant . . . .reads like a voice crying out in the wilderness of American culture' New York Post

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David Remnick has been the editor of the New Yorker since 1998. He was a staff writer for the magazine from 1992 to 1998 and, previous to that, the Washington Post's correspondent in the Soviet Union. He won a Pulitzer Prize in 1994 for his book Lenin's Tomb: The Last Days of the Soviet Empire. He lives in New York City with his wife and children.

Type
BOOK
Edition
Revised Edition
Keyword Index
Celebrities - Anecdotes.
Country of Publication
England
Number of Pages
435

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