A wartime aesthete

Author: (English) Berlin (Berlin, I.) et al.; Translated by Gao Hong
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Publishing Date: 2004-10-01
Features: The New Yorker is the stage for world-class masters such as Kundera, Havel, Brodsky, Susan Sontag, Said, John K. Fairbank, John Lewis Gaddis, Gore Vidal, and Isaiah Berlin. Almost all world-renowned intellectuals have contributed to it. It holds immense influence in the Western intellectual world. For a long time, people have not only admired the group of authors but have also focused on the ideological stance they represent: independent spirit, insightful perspectives, social critique, cutting-edge thought, elegant prose, and appropriate humor (the latter characteristic is vividly reflected in the illustrations by its resident cartoonist, David Levine). This book selects the essence of The New Yorker over three decades and has been beloved by readers since its publication. The dedication to good books has not only become the of The New Yorker and a guide for intellectual reading but has also provided a unique witness to this turbulent world from the perspective of intellectual writing. This book includes 16 articles by internationally renowned authors from The New Yorker over three decades. The content covers a wide range. In politics and society: such as Isaiah Berlin's "Einstein and Israel," W.H. Auden's "Migraine," Gabriel García Márquez's "The Resurrection of Mahler," and Hannah Arendt's "Reflections on Violence." This collection also features other articles by Joseph Brodsky, Bruce Chatwin, and Andrei Sakharov. These articles have had a profound impact on the intellectual and academic circles. In literature and art, it includes works such as Susan Sontag's "On Photography" and Joan Didion's "In Salvador." Robert Lowell's "Two Poets," Igor Stravinsky's "The Fountain of Life," and Robert Hughes's "The Rise of Andy Warhol." Finally, the portrait cartoons by The New Yorker's resident cartoonist, David Levine, add great reading enjoyment to this book.