The New York Review of Books, a renowned magazine publishing articles on culture and literature, sat with Professor of English Aaron Matz for a conversation about literary satire, the current state of affairs for writers, and a discussion on his works. Matz spoke candidly on the functions of literature in a arguably decaying world. 听
鈥淭o ask what literature has been doing all this time, as atmospheric carbon dioxide has been rising to ever more alarming levels, is to ask about the basic task facing writers鈥攚hat they鈥檙e spending their time doing when they鈥檙e sitting at their desk,鈥� Matz says. 听
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