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Episode 55 | Nicholson Baker

Dialogues: The David Zwirner Podcast

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The Pacifists and the War

I wanted to find people I could actually believe in as doing, as trying to do good in this chaotic situation. And then, and tell the truth about the people who are supposed to be the heroes, like Winston Churchill. Was he heroic or was he simply having a very good time making a huge number of of bombers and blowing things up? Did he make the war last longer by his policies of unconditional surrender? Was it all those questions? He didn't want you to come to the book thinking this guy has it all figured out. Read it and come to your own conclusion.

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