The Kindle version of my latest novel is now available on Amazon. The paperback version should be available in a few days. I hope you all enjoy it, and look forward to your feedback. Thanks mucho, amigos.
Reaching for Utopia is the story of six clear-eyed dreamers who seek to resurrect the Surrealism of the 1920s, and the Situationism of the 1960s, in an attempt to overthrow the deadening regime of capitalist-consumer society and replace it with a joyous way of life. Accompanying this is the assassination of a president, the secession of large sections of the country, and the collapse of the American empire. The “gang of six” sponsor a series of heart-expanding adventures, as more and more Americans join the movement. Much has changed by the end of the story, as our heroes can say, in the words of the poet Mary Oliver, that they had lived in the world, and had not just been “visiting” it. Reaching for Utopia is also a very funny book; always a plus.
Morris Berman is a poet, novelist, essayist, social critic, and cultural historian. He has written twenty-three books and nearly 200 articles, and has taught at a number of universities in Europe, North America, Chile, and Mexico. He won the Governor’s Writers Award for Washington State in 1990, and was the first recipient of the annual Rollo May Center Grant for Humanistic Studies in 1992. In 2000, The Twilight of American Culture was named a “Notable Book” by the New York Times Book Review, and in 2013 he received the Neil Postman Award for Career Achievement in Public Intellectual Activity from the Media Ecology Association. Dr. Berman lives in Mexico.
Thanks so much. You know, it's a bk I'm really happy with. I wrote it in 6 wks, and had a lot of laughs doing it. Traditionally, utopian novels serve the purpose of showing how fucked up the status quo is.
Bolsen is always spot-on, eh? How many times have I said that Americans have shit for brains?
David-
The same goes for Lutnick, billionaire or not. The bottom line is that Americans are just plain dumb. We see evidence for this endlessly. As for Randy: what can one say, really?
Thank you. I'm so glad these bks were of value to you. In a similar vein, you might enjoy "Healing." BTW, pls send all messages to top of the pile, not within the pile. Thanks.
Coming to Our Senses. Body and Spirit in the Hidden History of the West, and the other two.
These books have amazed me in many ways, they reflect aspects of my life, my work and my mindset all together. When I saw the names of Wilhem Reich, Julian Jaynes and other authors that I like and so many others that thanks to you I've discovered, it was like finding a precious and hidden gem, so necessary and unfortunately, very rare. I'm one of those people that has born with a wide view about things, I do not live on the surface and it has not been easy dealing with it.
I'm so glad I've found you. Thank you very much for your answer.
The thing to remember is that Trump can be insane, a goofball, a horse's ass, and an utter dipshit, AND at the same time be History's agent for the collapse of the US and the two tectonic shifts we have discussed on this blog. There really is no contradiction here. In fact, being insane etc. might actually serve to facilitate these events.
Wafers-
The Kindle version of my latest novel is now available on Amazon. The paperback version should be available in a few days. I hope you all enjoy it, and look forward to your feedback. Thanks mucho, amigos.
-mb
In the face of real power, what do Democrats do? They talk, aka beating off:
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/04/politics/obama-harris-rebuke-trump/index.html
https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/clyq24388ppo
All of this will hasten our decline. Go, Bozos!
Wafers-
To make it easier, here's the online Amazon text:
Reaching for Utopia is the story of six clear-eyed dreamers who seek to resurrect the Surrealism of the 1920s, and the Situationism of the 1960s, in an attempt to overthrow the deadening regime of capitalist-consumer society and replace it with a joyous way of life. Accompanying this is the assassination of a president, the secession of large sections of the country, and the collapse of the American empire. The “gang of six” sponsor a series of heart-expanding adventures, as more and more Americans join the movement. Much has changed by the end of the story, as our heroes can say, in the words of the poet Mary Oliver, that they had lived in the world, and had not just been “visiting” it. Reaching for Utopia is also a very funny book; always a plus.
Morris Berman is a poet, novelist, essayist, social critic, and cultural historian. He has written twenty-three books and nearly 200 articles, and has taught at a number of universities in Europe, North America, Chile, and Mexico. He won the Governor’s Writers Award for Washington State in 1990, and was the first recipient of the annual Rollo May Center Grant for Humanistic Studies in 1992. In 2000, The Twilight of American Culture was named a “Notable Book” by the New York Times Book Review, and in 2013 he received the Neil Postman Award for Career Achievement in Public Intellectual Activity from the Media Ecology Association. Dr. Berman lives in Mexico.
Jack-
Thanks so much. You know, it's a bk I'm really happy with. I wrote it in 6 wks, and had a lot of laughs doing it. Traditionally, utopian novels serve the purpose of showing how fucked up the status quo is.
Meanwhile: Israeli butchers full of shit:
https://www.theguardian.com/world/2025/apr/05/phone-footage-appears-to-contradict-israeli-account-of-killing-of-gaza-paramedics
Israel is now a country w/o any moral compass whatsoever. For it, anything and everything, no matter how horrible, is OK.
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Black-
Bolsen is always spot-on, eh? How many times have I said that Americans have shit for brains?
David-
The same goes for Lutnick, billionaire or not. The bottom line is that Americans are just plain dumb. We see evidence for this endlessly. As for Randy: what can one say, really?
-mb
ps: More crap:
https://edition.cnn.com/2025/04/04/us/video/obama-photobomb-kids-parents-react-lcl-digvid
Fascism has arrived:
https://www.nytimes.com/2025/04/02/opinion/trump-ice-immigrants.html
Wafers Please Note:
My new novel, "Reaching for Utopia," is now available on Amazon in a paperback edition.
Enjoy!, and feel free to give me feedback on it.
-mb
https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0F3D1Q1LH/ref=sr_1_1?crid=3GAO4SC7TEJP3&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.V6V7m_dU6yhpV7kauGfwyFT9arl3GrML6c9CgatvcSr8xqdb_WaccIYSL1MJDpxNOoeTBgHHQhkbZxCP36XnRiFoY-cuAG_XMoxUvPyvSPI5pAcDoqMTkkAhn31XDjjBHmcKLk6M6hblav_Xt9rjEp2a4L7dqe4MjC6esx-6b7qx3zUP4pTA_CDOE7KFMbHnaZKMsMd-aIkgDtDaGPo7S52GIGIxe5jZhWnsx7WVuzg.4JAuDeDTQVFLxHcv2LK9jm8IRJtEDu3v-6ZD2CRYeuc&dib_tag=se&keywords=morris+berman&qid=1743603916&s=books&sprefix=morris+berman%2Cstripbooks-intl-ship%2C137&sr=1-1
Just placed my order and look forward to reading your book with relish.
Lucia-
Thank you. I'm so glad these bks were of value to you. In a similar vein, you might enjoy "Healing." BTW, pls send all messages to top of the pile, not within the pile. Thanks.
-mb
Lucia-
Actually, I did 2 trilogies. Which one were u referring to?
-mb
I'm so sorry!
Coming to Our Senses. Body and Spirit in the Hidden History of the West, and the other two.
These books have amazed me in many ways, they reflect aspects of my life, my work and my mindset all together. When I saw the names of Wilhem Reich, Julian Jaynes and other authors that I like and so many others that thanks to you I've discovered, it was like finding a precious and hidden gem, so necessary and unfortunately, very rare. I'm one of those people that has born with a wide view about things, I do not live on the surface and it has not been easy dealing with it.
I'm so glad I've found you. Thank you very much for your answer.
Chris-
Pls send messages to this blog or to me at mauricio@morrisberman.com. Thank you.
-mb
This is kinda nice:
https://www.theguardian.com/law/2025/apr/07/ten-britons-accused-of-committing-war-crimes-while-fighting-for-israel-in-gaza
Go, Brits! We are all so proud of you.
Black-
Sad to say, the traffic to my bks is a very small one. Them's the breaks, I guess. But let me know what you find out abt Shahid.
-mb
ps: Consider this:
https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/apr/05/i-was-a-british-tourist-trying-to-leave-america-then-i-was-detained-shackled-and-sent-to-an-immigration-detention-centre
Not clear why ICE didn't gun her down in the street, like a dog. And here I thought they were true-blue Americans.
Jack-
The thing to remember is that Trump can be insane, a goofball, a horse's ass, and an utter dipshit, AND at the same time be History's agent for the collapse of the US and the two tectonic shifts we have discussed on this blog. There really is no contradiction here. In fact, being insane etc. might actually serve to facilitate these events.
-mb
Joe-
They won't call in the debt.
-mb