Synthesized answer
The provided passages do not contain enough information to definitively state the central thesis of the book "Art and Answerability" [1].
The passages describe the book as containing three early essays by M. M. Bakhtin written in the years following the Russian Revolution [1]. It also notes that these essays differ from Bakhtin's previously published work and may lead readers to suspect they are encountering a "new Bakhtin" in their style [1]. However, the content or main arguments of these essays are not elaborated upon.
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From the book
Title: Art and Answerability by M. M. Bakhtin, Michael Holquist, Vadim Liapunov Description: This book contains three of Bakhtin's early essays from the years following the Russian Revolution, when Bakhtin and other intellectuals eagerly participated in the debates of the period. Categories: Literary Criticism Pages: 394 Snippet: The essays assembled here are all very early and differ in a number of ways from Bakhtin's previously published work. Readers will probably first suspect that they are encountering a 'new Bakhtin' in the style of these essays.