Celebration

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Publication Year:
2013

ISBN-13: 9781480414822

<DIV><DIV><b>In old age, a political firebrand looks back at a life filled with social and political turmoil</b></div><DIV></div><DIV><BR>Samuel Lumen has reached the hearts of millions with his fearless advocacy for liberal causes. Now he&rsquo;s almost ninety years old, and the ideas he espoused as a young man, radical at the time, are woven into the political landscape of America, even as they&rsquo;ve been warped and diluted by younger generations. His ideological heirs want to honor his contributions with a banquet full of pomp and circumstance, but Lumen&rsquo;s not so sure he&rsquo;s ready to honor his heirs in return. Told through Lumen&rsquo;s diary entries, <i>Celebration </i>recounts his rich life, filled with achievement, disappointment, and an ever-growing awareness of the costs of restless radicalism.</div><DIV>&#160;</div>Published posthumously, <i>Celebration</i> is a fitting capstone to Swados&rsquo;s legendary career as a novelist and critic, and is an unforgettable look at the intersection of memory, nostalgia, and histories both personal and political.&#160;</div>