by Phil Klay
First published 2011
This collection brings together essayists, fiction writers, poets and visual artists to examine the global impact of September 11, 2001. The contributors explore how the attacks transformed everything from personal interactions to travel, from media consumption to technology use. The anthology spans locations from Ground Zero to Kampala, London to Mumbai, revealing how the consequences rippled across continents. Each piece grapples with fundamental questions about perception and change. A decade after that September day when the world watched the same images, these writers ask where we direct our attention now. They probe how our vision has shifted and what we see differently. The collection captures the complexity of understanding an event that altered the fabric of daily life. These voices reveal the ongoing struggle to comprehend transformation on both intimate and global scales.
Genres: essays, anthologies, social-issues, non-fiction, 21st-century, academic
Vibes: emotional, intimate, thought-provoking
Tropes: found-family
Setting: Ground Zero, Kampala, London, Mumbai
Period: September 11, 2001, Ten Years Later
256 pages · Paperback · Grove Press, Granta