I wear the black hat grappling with villains (real and imagined)

The cultural critic questions how modern people understand the concept of villainy, describing how his youthful idealism gave way to an adult sympathy with notorious cultural figures to offer insight into the appeal of anti-heroes.

Main Author: Klosterman, Chuck, 1972- (Author)
Format: Books Print Book
Language: English
Published: New York, NY : Scribner, 2013.
Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
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Summary: The cultural critic questions how modern people understand the concept of villainy, describing how his youthful idealism gave way to an adult sympathy with notorious cultural figures to offer insight into the appeal of anti-heroes.
Item Description: Includes index.
Physical Description: vii, 214 pages ; 22 cm
ISBN: 1439184496 (hbk.)
9781439184493 (hbk.)
1439184518 (ebk.)
9781439184516 (ebk.)
Author Notes: Chuck Klosterman, currently a music, film, & culture critic for Ohio's "Akron Beacon Journal", began his career with "The Forum" in Fargo, North Dakota. He lives in Akron, Ohio, where he once consumed nothing but McDonald's Chicken McNuggets for seven straight days.

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