Genius or monster? Defender of justice or totalitarian apologist? Activist for human rights or defender of mass murder? Compassionate humanist or venal antisemite? Writer Benjamin Kerstein spent three years delving into the work and legacy of Noam Chomsky, and returned with the answers. This book is a chronicle of his journey into one of the 20th century's most worshiped intellectual's heart of darkness. "This is some of the most intelligent, clearest, most honest writing I have read in a long time." - Jay Nordlinger, National Review
Benjamin Kerstein is an Israeli-American writer, editor, and novelist. Born in Boston, he has lived in and written about Israel and the Middle East for over a decade.
Michael J. Totten, the prize-winning author of The Road to Fatima Gate, has called him "one of the finest American-Israeli authors of his generation."
His work has appeared in Azure: Ideas for the Jewish People, The Jerusalem Post, Senses of Cinema, Cbs.com, The New Ledger, Jewish Ideas Daily, The Times of Israel, Haaretz, PJ Media, and others. Jay Nordlinger of the National Review has referred to his work as "some of the most intelligent, clearest, most honest writing I have read in a long time."
His fiction is deeply influenced by French depressionism, the fantasias of Jorge Luis Borges, and the dystopian landscapes of J.G. Ballard.
He lives in Tel Aviv.
