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Calamities of Exile : Three Nonfiction Novellas
Calamities of Exile Three Nonfiction Novellas Author:Lawrence Weschler From the author of Mr. Wilson's Cabinet of Wonder, Calamities of Exile combines three gripping narratives that afford a sort of double CAT scan into the natures of both modern totalitarianism and timeless exile. — "Beautiful but harrowing chronicles of three exiles that probe the moral and personal risks of their encounters with tot... more »alitarianism. . . . Piercing and timely."--Kirkus Reviews, starred review
"Weschler . . . combines a novelist's gift for drama with the objectivity and research skills of a journalist. . . . The result is three gripping profiles of very human but also extraordinary men."--Publishers Weekly
"[Weschler's] thorough accounting of the men's covert operations, assumed identities and strained relationships with fathers, wives, and colleagues creates a disturbing triptych of the perils of totalitarianism."--Lance Gould, New York Times Book Review
"Weschler tells these three tragic tales with an admirable combination of psychological penetration, intellectual thrust, concision and compassion."--Francis King, Spectator
"Endlessly absorbing. . . . Breathtaking."--Jeri Laber, Los Angeles Times Book Review« less