People With Causes: "Martyr" by Kaveh Akbar and "Birnam Wood" by Eleanor Catton

The Weekly Reader
21/02/2024 3 min
People With Causes: "Martyr" by Kaveh Akbar and "Birnam Wood" by Eleanor Catton

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What motivates someone to get involved in a movement or devote themselves to a cause? On this edition of The Weekly Reader, our book critic Marion Winik reviews two new novels about art, activism, and the paths that sometimes lead to radicalism.See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.

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