Notes on a Foreign Country
An American Abroad in a Post-American World
Recommended by Lauren Bohn, and 1 others. See all reviewsRanked #24 in Turkey
'A deeply honest and brave portrait of of an individual sensibility reckoning with her country's violent role in the world.' Hisham Matar, New York Times Book ReviewIn the wake of the 11th September attacks and the US-led invasion of Iraq, Suzy Hansen, who grew up in an insular conservative town in New Jersey, was enjoying early success as a journalist for a high-profile New York newspaper. Increasingly, though, the disconnect between the chaos of world events and the response at home took on pressing urgency for her. Seeking to understand the Muslim world that had been reduced to... more
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Lauren Bohn In some (and many) cases, “local” journalists don’t wish to use their names due to safety concerns. Still, this must not be a crutch for neo-colonial practices that define the “foreign correspondent” reporting experience. Book rec: @suzyhans’s Notes From A Foreign Country. (Source)
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