Paul Kingsnorth
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Kingsnorth's desire to live authentically leads him to a small Irish farm, but when his words fail him, his identity as a writer is called into question. Savage Gods is a lyrical meditation on belonging and culture, creativity and language, and doesn’t shy away from asking big, troublesome questions. Can language approximate reality? Can we belong to a place? How should we live? Despite these lofty subjects, Savage Gods stays... (read more)
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