The Second Plane: 14 Responses to September 11
A Nonfiction, History, United States book. Religious belief is without reason and without dignity, and its record is near-universally dreadful. Martin Amis, The Second Plane:...
"The English language bows deeper to Amis than anyone else." "The Daily Telegraph" (UK) A master not only of fiction but also of fiercely controversial political engagement, Martin Amis here gathers fourteen pieces that constitute an evolving, provocative and insightful examination of the most momentous event of our time. At the heart of this collection is the long essay "Terror and Boredom," an unsparing analysis of Islamic fundamentalism and the West's flummoxed response to it, while other pieces address the invasion of Iraq, the realities of Iran and Tony Blair's pallid departure from Downing Street. Amis's reviews of pertinent books and films, from The Looming Tower to United 93, provide a wide-ranging survey of other responses to these calamitous issues, which are further explored in two short stories: "The Last Days of Mohammed Atta," and...
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Love is an abstract noun, something nebulous. And yet love turns out to be the only part of us that is solid, as the world turns upside down and the screen goes black. Martin Amis, The Second Plane: 14 Responses to September 11 // Belief is otiose; reality is sufficiently awesome as it stands. Martin Amis, The Second Plane: 14 Responses to September 11 // It is straightforwardand never mind, for now, about plagues and famines: if God existed, and if he cared for humankind, he would never have given us religion. Martin Amis, The Second Plane: 14 Responses to September 11 //
I'm still working my way through these the last of these essays. They're chilling and super-smart and I must admit, it's hard to resist his perspective on fundamental Islamism. His deft pen of course adds to the element of pleasurable distraction for the reader in an otherwise fairly dark collection. I may attempt to insinuate his frequently-appearing... Martin Amis, the noted UK novelist, came under fire for remarks verging on anti-Muslim. This collection of his 9/11 themed essays, reviews and short stories attempt to clear the air about where he stands. This Big War of Big Ideas keeps Amis from being neatly slotted or totally agreeable; I doubt there are many Amis dittoheads. If there... November 11 attacks proceed from initial bewilderment to coruscating contempt for radical Islam. Novelist Amis (House of Meetings) rejects all religious belief as without reason and without dignity and condemns Islamism as an especially baleful variant. Amis attacks Islamism's tenets as nti-Semitic, anti-liberal, anti-individualist,...
