Klein’s previous books include “The Shock Doctrine: The Rise of Disaster Capitalism” and “On Fire: The (Burning) Case for a Green New Deal.” She is an associate professor at the University of British Columbia and co-director of the school’s Centre for Climate Justice. ”‘Doppelganger’ is my attempt at a usable map of our moment in history - but to make it, I had to get lost a few times.” “Mostly, it’s an attempt to grapple with the wildness of right now - with conspiracy cultures surging and strange left-right alliances emerging and nobody seeming to be quite what they seem,” she said.

The widespread abuse of prisoners is a virtually foolproof indication that politicians are trying to impose a system-whether political, religious or. The parties with the most gain never show up on the battlefield. Klein said in a statement Wednesday that the book was a “departure” for her, “more personal, more experimental” and will explore “what it feels like to watch one’s identity slip away in the digital ether.” Extreme violence has a way of preventing us from seeing the interests it serves. One point of confusion touched on in the book: Online commentators who mistake Klein for the author Naomi Wolf, leading Klein to tweet “please keep your Naomis straight” in 2020. NEW YORK (AP) - Activist and best-selling author Naomi Klein has a book coming out in September that will combine personal reflections with political reporting and cultural commentary.įarrar, Straus & Giroux announced Wednesday that in “Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World,” Klein will explore a time rife with “confusion across political, technological, environmental and medical spheres.” This image released by Farrar, Straus and Giroux shows “Doppelganger: A Trip into the Mirror World” by Naomi Klein.

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