In a culture whose major activities include consumption and the production of waste, John D'Agata ponders the adjacency of Las Vegas and a proposed nuclear waste dumping ground. About a Mountain (Norton), a book-length essay — philosophical, lyrical, dense with fact — is the stunning result.
John D'Agata: About a Mountain
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