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When the Kissing Had to Stop: Cult Studs, Khmer Newts, Langley Spooks, Techno-Geeks, Video Drones, Author Gods, Serial Killers, Vampire Media, Alien
Contributor(s): Leonard, John (Author)
ISBN: 1565846435     ISBN-13: 9781565846432
Publisher: New Press
OUR PRICE:   $14.36  
Product Type: Paperback
Published: September 2000
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Annotation: One of our most sophisticated commentators looks at contemporary literature and pop culture.
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BISAC Categories:
- Literary Collections | Essays
- Social Science | Popular Culture
Dewey: 814.54
LCCN: 98044584
Physical Information: 1" H x 5.53" W x 8.3" (0.90 lbs) 376 pages
 
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Leading literary critic John Leonard is a master at decoding the fears and longings that animate our popular culture. When the Kissing Had to Stop is Leonard at his best, with his reflections on the best new literature of today and what it can tell us about America now.


The conspiracies and fears fostered by the Cold War continue to poison our national psyche. New enemies, real or imagined, have fostered subcultures of fantasy and paranoia, and vertiginous proclamations of doom and transformation. Leonard shows how our great novelists and essayists can help us to find some sense and sanity amid the dull roar of tabloids, talk shows, and the Disneyfication of everything.