Desire and Fate

Desire and Fate
ISBN-10
1912475383
ISBN-13
9781912475384
Category
Literary Collections
Language
English
Published
2023-12-12
Publisher
ERIS
Author
David Rieff

Description

Brilliant and unsparing essays on the blind spots and maladies of contemporary culture.

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