Reading order#
| # |
Title |
Published |
Author |
Buy on Amazon |
| 1 |
Beautiful Country Burn Again |
2018 |
Ben Fountain |
Buy |
Beautiful Country Burn Again (2018) finds Ben Fountain applying his fiction writer’s instincts to real-world politics. He spent the 2016 election year traveling the country and reporting on what he saw.
The book mixes campaign trail reporting with historical analysis, trying to place that election in a larger American story. It is an unusual political book because Fountain is more interested in character and culture than polling data or horse-race coverage.
Frequently Asked Questions
How many books are in the Ben Fountain Non-Fiction series?
There are one books in the Ben Fountain Non-Fiction series, published in 2018.
What is the first book in the Ben Fountain Non-Fiction series?
The first book in the Ben Fountain Non-Fiction series is Beautiful Country Burn Again, published in 2018.
Is Beautiful Country Burn Again a political book?
Yes. Fountain covers the 2016 election from the ground level, attending rallies and talking to voters. But he approaches it more as a storyteller than a pundit, looking at the election as part of longer American patterns.