Sometimes Small Statements Make a Big Difference

Rare literary and political memorabilia set. Collection of pieces by some of America's greatest living writers. Now considered a contemporary classic. Limited Edition of 200 signed copies. Published in conjunction with the most prestigious fundraising event for the Democratic Party's grassroots organization, Downtown for Democracy. An austerely elegant production by an unidentified group of artists, graphic designers, and 10 x 12 inch loose broadsheets. Each broadsheet is printed on either pristine white or rich cream uncoated stock paper using the LetterPress Process to the very highest standards. Contributions by various writers. Introduction, "Where's My Democracy?", by Jonathan Safran Foer. Handsome black hard board box with yellow titles embossed on cover. Published on the occasion of the Inaugural Public Reading held at the Cooper Union's Great Hall in New York on March 25, 2004. Presents ten stupendous pieces read by their authors and prefaced by Jonathan Safran Foer. The event has a retrospective poignance because it was Susan Sontag's very last public appearance (and Wendy Wasserstein has also since passed away). Many people became demoralized by the victory of a Republican Party that Abraham Lincoln would not have recognized. Sontag, dying but inextinguishable, clung to hope to the very end, asserting that the country has a substantial near-majority that should keep on fighting and resisting. She died on December 28, 2004, an irreplaceable loss to contemporary life and literature. She and Foer were absolutely The fight goes on, the fight has just begun, and it will be waged (and won) with small statements that make a big difference. The spectacular Democratic comeback in 2006 makes this rare and radiant moment during a six-year Reign of Darkness sweet vindication indeed. A "must-have" title for collectors of contemporary literature. Eleven of the finest American writers of the 20th and 21st centuries. 2007 ModernRare.com