Episode · The Ezra Klein Show · 2024-09-20
Books mentioned on Israel vs. Hamas, Hezbollah, Iran — and Itself
David Remnick recommended Hope Against Hope by Nadezhda Mandelstam, These Truths by Jill Lepore, and Cosmopolitanism by Kwame Anthony Appiah.
Books mentioned, in the order they came up
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Hope Against Hope
Hope Against Hope is a powerful memoir by Nadezhda Mandelstam documenting life under totalitarian oppression as the widow of the celebrated poet Osip Mandelstam.
Recommended“the first is a book called hope against hope which is a memoir by nes dandam who was the wife of then the Widow of the great poet OIP mandam”
Where to get it
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These Truths
These Truths by Jill Lepore is a sweeping, critically acclaimed one-volume history of the United States that offers a moving and beautifully written examination of the nation's past.
Recommended“I think Jill Lor's survey is is these truth it's just so moving brilliantly written and I'm not picking it because she's my colleague at the New Yorker much”
Where to get it
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Cosmopolitanism
Cosmopolitanism is a philosophical work by Kwame Anthony Appiah that examines ethics, global citizenship, and how individuals can navigate obligations to people outside their immediate cultural circles.
Recommended“the third is kwami Anthony apia's book cosmopolitanism so in a world in which we're constantly discussing singular identities and with reason I understand why why we do that”
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