I Wear the Black Hat: Grappling with Villains (Real and Imagined)

I Wear the Black Hat: Grappling with Villains (Real and Imagined)
ISBN-10
143918450X
ISBN-13
9781439184509
Category
Biography & Autobiography
Pages
214
Language
English
Published
2014-07-01
Publisher
Simon and Schuster
Author
Chuck Klosterman

Description

The cultural critic questions how modern people understand the concept of villainy, describing how his youthful idealism gave way to an adult sympathy with notorious cultural figures to offer insight into the appeal of anti-heroes.

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