Human Smoke

The Beginnings Of World War Ii, The End Of Civilization

BY NICHOLSON BAKER

Brief Description:
An extraordinary testament to pacifism from Quaker novelist and essayist Nicholson Baker. Here in a staccato, chronological chain of newspaper and dairy reports, with brief comments or context of his own, he covers the period from 1842 to 1941. Was it inevitable that wars would occur? Could events have transpired peacefully or at least differently? He merely provides contemporary reports of events and leaves it to the reader to decide. It is not rewriting history- just showing more clearly what the history waswithout the benefit of hindsight. Many Quakers (and their work for peace) get mentioned.

Simon and Schuster 2008 576 PP. Cloth

$30.00 (in stock)