Hard to know what to say. I think Gellner alluded to this years ago in his 'Muslim Society'. With so much destruction and violence around, one's instincts are to fall back on your reading. Yesterday saw (but did not buy): The Death of Virgil; Death of the Heart (yeah, I know, 'death' does seem to be looming large!); Under the Volcano; Names (DeLillo); some John Burnside poetry; a new book by Chris Hedges. Did purchase Bob's highly recommended Time of Gifts (4 quid on the South Bank, under the bridge) and Anne Carson's beautifully produced Nox (about the death of her brother).
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