August 1984 Issue [Readings] Borders and the modern mind Adjust Share by George Steiner, This article is only available as a PDF to subscribers. Download PDF Tags 20th century Boundaries Territory, National More from George Steiner Russia and Red China For the past six years the largest country in the world—with a quarter of the earth’s population—has been a blank space on the map of American foreign policy. For many… Destroyer of Words From an interview with the philosopher George Steiner that was conducted in 2014 by Laure Adler, a journalist. The interview appears in A Long Saturday, which will be published in… Lust in translation Adjust Share