{"product_id":"things-that-can-and-cannot-be-said-essays-and-conversations-9781608467174","title":"Things That Can and Cannot Be Said: Essays and Conversations","description":"In late 2014, Arundhati Roy, John Cusack, and Daniel Ellsberg travelled to Moscow to meet with NSA whistleblower Edward Snowden. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe result was a series of essays and dialogues in which Roy and Cusack reflect on their conversations with Snowden. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eIn these provocative and penetrating discussions, Roy and Cusack discuss the nature of the state, empire, and surveillance in an era of perpetual war, the meaning of flags and patriotism, the role of foundations and NGOs in limiting dissent, and the ways in which capital but not people can freely cross borders. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eArundhati Roy is a writer and global justice activist. From her celebrated Booker Prize-winning novel \u003ci\u003eThe God of Small Things\u003c\/i\u003e, to her prolific output of writing on topics ranging from climate change to war, the perils of free-market \"development\" in India, and the defense of the poor, Roy's voice has become indispensable to millions seeking a better word.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eJohn Cusack is a writer, filmmaker, and a board member of the Freedom of the Press Foundation. He has written the screenplays for the movies \u003ci\u003eGrosse Point Blank, High Fidelity, and War, Inc., \u003c\/i\u003e with Mark Leyner and Jeremy Pikser, among many others. His writing has appeared widely, including the \u003ci\u003eGuardian, Truthout\u003c\/i\u003e, and \u003ci\u003eOutlook India\u003c\/i\u003e. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Haymarket Books\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/04\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781608467174\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 106\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.35lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 7.30h x 5.20w x 0.60d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eReview Citations: \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003ci\u003eKirkus Reviews\u003c\/i\u003e 07\/15\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eShelf Awareness\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/18\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Arundhati Roy, John Cusack","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":36661797159068,"sku":"9781608467174","price":9.31,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0473\/0804\/6492\/products\/img_dad70fb9-d12e-433f-be0c-edd9f1eeda8e.jpg?v=1603900296","url":"https:\/\/pastforward.org\/products\/things-that-can-and-cannot-be-said-essays-and-conversations-9781608467174","provider":"Past Forward","version":"1.0","type":"link"}