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Come September
In this acclaimed Lannan foundation lecture from September 2002, Roy speaks poetically to power on the US’ War on Terror, globalization, the misuses of nationalism, and the growing chasm between the rich and poor. With lyricism and passion, Roy combines her literary talents and encyclopedic knowledge to expose injustice and provide hope for a future world.
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Audio CD, 80 pages
Published
September 1st 2004
by AK Press
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An interesting lecture on power, powerlessness and the relationship between the two. Usually, I find her a "tantrumy" child with her broad-brush disapproval for any point of view but her own and constant bashing of corporations as profit seeking pariahs who, along with corrupt politicians, are solely responsible for the plight of whichever new adivasi group or dam or what-not she has adopted as her personal issue.
I read this again after a long time and again, found it engaging and well written....more
I read this again after a long time and again, found it engaging and well written....more
Well, I was already floored by Arundhati since The God of Small Things. No novel after that. Only non-fiction. Any which way, she is a terrible creature to miss.
In Come September , she sweeps it again. With the most serene of the iron, she'd form the sword, if she were a blacksmith. She talks about countries - majorly US - with power and how does that kind of power look like. She, first, gives everybody their share of sympathy, taking the majority of it away that- one might think belong to the...more
In Come September , she sweeps it again. With the most serene of the iron, she'd form the sword, if she were a blacksmith. She talks about countries - majorly US - with power and how does that kind of power look like. She, first, gives everybody their share of sympathy, taking the majority of it away that- one might think belong to the...more
oh her precision with language and brilliance and beauty is so so good.
she ends her brilliant lecture with a story of speaking with a cynical woman and deciding the best way to respond to her was to write on a napkin the following:
"To love and to be loved, to never forget your own insignificance, to never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of the life around you, to seek joy in the saddest places, to pursue beauty to its lair, to never simplify what is complicated or c...more
she ends her brilliant lecture with a story of speaking with a cynical woman and deciding the best way to respond to her was to write on a napkin the following:
"To love and to be loved, to never forget your own insignificance, to never get used to the unspeakable violence and the vulgar disparity of the life around you, to seek joy in the saddest places, to pursue beauty to its lair, to never simplify what is complicated or c...more
One of the most poignant, lucid and powerful speeches ever given.
Heard the Come September speech. breathtaking.
Jan 09, 2008
Karla
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everyone who cares about humanity
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Wow, my first reading of Roy's work. Intense, beautiful, heart-breaking, reality (unfortunately). If you can stand to find out the effect of the policies and politics that the U.S. government espouses around the world, read Roy.
This is one of her better speeches, probably the best, actually. Her other ones aren't really worth it. But this one kicks ass. Her voice is so pretty, but her words are fuckin' daggers. Daggers, yo.
Nov 10, 2008
Morgan
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mom and dad
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Sakura Saunders
You can feel the wellspring of people rising to their feet after Howard Zinn's introduction. Beautifully written. Beautifully spoken. Beautifully ass-kicking.
Actually this is a speech she gave and it is incredible! You can find it online though, no need to buy it!
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Arundhati Roy is an Indian writer who writes in English and an activist who focuses on issues related to social justice and economic inequality. She won the Booker Prize in 1997 for her novel, The God of Small Things, and has also written two screenplays and several collections of essays.
For her work as an activist she received the Cultural Freedom Prize awarded by the Lannan Foundation in 2002.
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For her work as an activist she received the Cultural Freedom Prize awarded by the Lannan Foundation in 2002.
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