No one envies a writer, or an orator for that matter, who has to deliver
content that the audience don't relate to naturally. It is particularly
onerous to convey anachronistic content. Would a Gen Z kid appreciate
the momentous time the telephone was discovered? Probably not.
Anthony Doerr does this incredibly well. Born in the late 90's, it is
hard for me to understand the humane aspects of war but the book, All
the Light we Cannot See, brings to the fore multiple undercurrents that
might otherwise be brushed over.
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