Tsunami Days Barnie John
Tsunami Days Barnie John "We need more writers with bite. And bite he delivers.Ranging across politics, history, culture, ecological disaster, the meaning of truth, poetry, what we mean by identity…
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Tsunami Days Barnie John
"We need more writers with bite. And bite he delivers.Ranging across politics, history, culture, ecological disaster, the meaning of truth, poetry, what we mean by identity and more... We have lived in the flatlands too long," writes John Barnie in one of his 'observations' ('Art in the Flatlands').
Leaning towards pessimism in a darkening world, these observations are often provocative, not from any bullish desire to antagonise, but as the result of mining a rationalist line of thought with an honesty and consistency that is applied as much to the author as to his subjects. Barnie shares a window onto the world that is both erudite and particular. There is a clarity here that some may find uncomfortable, but the aim is always dialogue above agreement; intellectual engagement above cheap solutions and sentimentality.Barnie asks us to think, consider and dig deeper, but