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Novelist and shortstory writer; Professor of English at the University of Washington
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David Shields
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FROM David Shields
Press Play with Madeleine Brand
'War Is Beautiful' War photography — often artful and beautiful — can glamorize conflict. Our guest has reviewed thousands of war photographs that ran on the front page of the New York Times since 2001, when the U.S. invaded Afghanistan. Images from War is Beautiful by David Shields, published by powerHouse Books: Photo Credit: Mohammed Abed/Agence France-Presse-Getty Images Photo Credit: Ozier Muhammad/The New York Times/Redux
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