Summary: Publisher Summary 1 Balslev initiated an exchange of correspondence with Rorty, partly in response to his paper "Philosophers, Novelists, and Intercultural Comparisons: Heidegger, Kundera, and Dickens," in order to create "an intellectual space where it will be possible to truly engage in a conversation about a range of issues that present themselves when one stands at the intersection of cultures." This book includes the six letters involved in their correspondence, as well as Rorty's paper. No index. Annotation c. Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)   Publisher Summary 2 This volume comprises a number of letters between author Anindita Niyogi Balslev and philosopher Richard Rorty. The letters explore ways to generate a creative and critical crosscultural discourse not only by challenging stereotypes about cultures and subcultures in general and traditions of thought in particular, but by being careful not to abolish the common ground on which stereotypes can be addressed.