August 1984 Issue [Readings] Borders and the modern mind Download PDF Adjust Share by George Steiner, Subscribe or log in to continue reading. 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