
Teju Cole Reads Anne Carson
The New Yorker: Fiction
Contrasting Cruelty and Tenderness
The chapter explores the contrast between casual cruelty and tenderness in the world, highlighting the narrator's desire to resist the former. It also delves into the ethical dilemma of reconciling personal peaceful experiences with the suffering faced by others, particularly during the refugee crisis in Europe.
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