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When We Cease to Understand the World

byBenjamin Labatut

Focused on when We Cease to Understand the World, When We Cease to Understand the World brings Benjamin Labatut's novel to a complex and consequential subject. Its account follows central actors and turning points while showing how the story reflects questions in the wider field of fiction. Attention to evidence keeps the discussion anchored while allowing disagreement, uncertainty, and unintended consequences to remain visible. The book ultimately clarifies what made these developments possible, who experienced their effects, and why the story remains significant.

Publisher

New York Review Books

Publication date

Sep 28, 2021

Format

Print edition

Pages

192

ISBN

9781681375663