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The Bloody Crossroads: Where Literature and Politics Meet MP3 CD – MP3 Audio, October 1, 2008

by Norman Podhoretz (Author), Phillip J. Sawtelle (Reader)
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This is a series of essays dealing with authors who stand at "the bloody crossroads: where literature and politics meet." Why bloody? Because writers' blood has often been shed when they boldly expressed their opinions, and their opinions have often influenced political leaders to shed the blood of others. In his analysis of contemporary writers such as Orwell, Solzhenitsyn, and Camus, Podhoretz examines the literary and cultural sweep of the conflict between totalitarianism and the democratic West. He traces the roots of widespread unfriendly attitudes toward the United States and suggests why such opinion holders are misguided and dangerous. He also shows why a peaceful coexistence with the communist regime is nonsense, but neither is war inevitable.
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    Blackstone Audiobooks
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    October 1, 2008
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    5.3 x 0.6 x 7.4 inches
  6. ISBN-10
    1433254786
  7. ISBN-13
    978-1433254789
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  • Publisher ‏ : ‎ Blackstone Audiobooks; Unabridged edition (October 1, 2008)
  • Language ‏ : ‎ English
  • MP3 CD ‏ : ‎ 1 pages
  • ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1433254786
  • ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1433254789
  • Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 4 ounces
  • Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.3 x 0.6 x 7.4 inches
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3.0 out of 5 stars Orwell, Tolstoy and Solzhenitsyn, and Socialism
Reviewed in the United States on October 1, 2020
I am probably not qualified to review a book that seems to have been written for academic elites, but as someone interested in culture and politics, it was of interest.

Norman reflects upon the tension between communism and anti-communist literature, from a neo-conservative perspective. I noticed that he frequently uses liberal to identify left-wing progressives, even as it is becoming more and more common to see people recognize conservatism and classical liberalism as one in the same (George Will, The Conservative Sensibility), a distinction that Norman fails to explain. Sadly, he really doesn’t go into the sociological and intellectual effects that literature has played in culture and politics. This was disappointing.

Norman dives into a number of different authors, exploring their capability and highlighting their important works. I particularly enjoyed his section on George Orwell, and found it very interesting and educational. Late in the book, I decided to speed up the playback, as I found much of it almost completely irrelevant.

I listened to the audiobook on Hoopla, through my local library. The narration in the audio format was excellent. I recommend it to anyone interested in a critical examination of Orwell, Tolstoy and Solzhenitsyn.
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