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The Second Plane - by Martin Amis (Paperback)

Name: The Second Plane - by Martin Amis (Paperback)
Brand: Picador USA
SKU: 1005574097
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A powerful, urgent, and unflinching exploration of terror, power, and the fragile line between security and freedom in a post-9/11 world.
About the Author: Martin Amis (1949-2023) was a British novelist and critic.
224 Pages
Political Science, Terrorism

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A powerful, urgent, and unflinching exploration of terror, power, and the fragile line between security and freedom in a post-9/11 world.

"That second plane looked eagerly alive," Martin Amis wrote, "galvanized with malice, and wholly alien."

The Second Plane brings Martin Amis's piercing gaze to the events of September 11, 2001--a day that split the modern world in two. Moving between fiction and nonfiction, Amis grapples with the complexities of blame, the psychology of violence, and the global consequences of a world irrevocably altered by extremism.

From imagining the last moments of the hijacker Mohamed Atta to political dispatches and reflections on collective memory, Martin Amis writes with irony, precision, and bracing moral force about one of the most difficult moments in recent history. Measured yet urgent, The Second Plane stands as Amis's lucid testament to an age defined by terror, ideology, and the stories we tell to endure dark times.

About the Author

Martin Amis (1949-2023) was a British novelist and critic. His work includes fifteen novels, among them Money, London Fields, and The Information; two collections of short stories; five books of essays; and the acclaimed memoir Experience.

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Dimensions (Overall): 8.25 Inches (H) x 5.38 Inches (W) x 1.0 Inches (D)

Weight: 1.0 Pounds

Suggested Age: 22 Years and Up

Number of Pages: 224

Genre: Political Science

Sub-Genre: Terrorism

Publisher: Picador USA

Format: Paperback

Author: Martin Amis

Language: English

Street Date: August 25, 2026

TCIN: 1005574097

UPC: 9781250414939

Item Number (DPCI): 247-44-6411

Origin: Made in the USA or Imported

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