Politics.Cultural Writing. Both anarchist and libertarian, Kostelanetz combines the creed the best things in life are free characteristic of the former with the approval of enterprise (enterprise, not capitalism) and competitive markets associated with the latter. Displaying less interest in adhering to a political ideology, this Rashkolnik desires more to explode blockage and explore the mechanisms of change, identify the areas most in need of change, and propose future possibilities. POLITICAL ESSAYS shows Kostelanetz possessing Lenin's strength, but with a different, more contemporary outlook. Anyone familiar with his many writings on arts and literature should find these essays both informative and provocative.

Author City: NEW YORK CITY, NY USA

Individual entries on Richard Kostelanetz's work in several fields appear in various editions of Readers Guide to Twentieth-Century Writers, Merriam-Webster Encyclopedia of Literature, Contemporary Poets, Contemporary Novelists, Postmodern Fiction, Webster's Dictionary of American Writers, The HarperCollins Reader's Encyclopedia of American Literature, Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, Directory of American Scholars, Who's Who in America, Who's Who in the World, Who's Who in American Art, NNDB.com, Wikipedia.com, and Britannica.com, among other distinguished directories. Otherwise, he survives in New York, where he was born, unemployed and thus overworked.