LOUIS MENAND
THE FREE WORLD: ART AND THOUGHT IN THE COLD WAR
OUTLINE
In The Free World, the Pulitzer Prize–winning scholar and critic Louis Menand tells the story of American culture in the pivotal years from the end of World War II to Vietnam and stresses the rich flow of ideas across the Atlantic.
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The evenhanded approach of Louis Menand, who won a Pulitzer Prize for “The Metaphysical Club,” is like a breath of fresh air. “The Free World” sparkles. Fully original, beautifully written, it covers the interchange of arts and ideas between the United States and Europe in the decades following World War II.A work of vast research, depth and insight—perhaps too vast for some readers. - Kirkus. - New York Times.
His explanations work at all levels: interpretation for scholars, review for general readers, introductions for neophytes. Where another writer would take 20 pages to tell us why someone or something mattered historically, Menand does it in two. - The Atlantic.
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Menand, Louis. The Metaphysical Club: A Story of Ideas in America.