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Writing during the apocalypse : reflections on the great unraveling /

In an era when a future audience is very much not guaranteed, what possible purpose could there be in something as seemingly marginal as artistic creation, specifically literary creation? Why bother writing when the world's on fire? This book grapples with the notion that writers and their work...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Simon, Ed (Writer) (Author)
Format:	Book
Language:	English
Published:	New York : Bloomsbury Academic, 2026.
Subjects:	Authorship > Psychological aspects. Social conflict > Psychological aspects. Creation (Literary, artistic, etc.) > History. Humanity > Philosophy.

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