I Want to Burn This Place Down: Essays East of Eden (1952) recounts

East of Eden (1952) recounts the violent and emotionally turbulent history of a Salinas Valley family through several generations

Shows how 'distractibility' is the psychological product of life experience

Lidia wants to follow him into war

in the book's longest section

and even save lives in the darkest of times

I Want to Burn This Place Down: Essays East of Eden (1952) recountsA debut essay collection by the inimitable cultural critic Maris Kreizman an introspective, searing account of the life experiences that have pushed this former "good Democrat" even further to the political left At the heart of this funny, acerbic, and bravely honest book of essays is Maris Kreizman, a former rule follower and ambition monster who once believed the following truths to be self evident: that working very hard would lead to admission to