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In later years, a political firebrand looks back again at a life filled with social and political turmoil. Samuel Lumen has already reached the hearts of a huge number with his fearless advocacy for liberal causes. Now he's almost ninety years old, and the ideas he espoused as a young man, radical at that time, are woven in to the political landscape of America, even while they've been warped and diluted by younger generations. His ideological heirs want to honor his contributions with a banquet packed with pomp and circumstance, but Lumen's not so sure he's ready to honor his heirs in exchange. Advised through Lumen's journal entries, Special event recounts his abundant life, filled with achievement, disappointment, and an ever-growing knowing of the costs of restless radicalism. Published posthumously, Special event is a fitting capstone to Swados' renowned profession as a novelist and critic, and is an unforgettable go through the intersection of ram, nostalgia, and histories both personal and political.
