Notes from the Other Side of Night [Paperback]

Juliana Geran Pilon (Author)

Book Description

Publication Date: May 10, 1994 | ISBN-10: 0819195103 | ISBN-13: 978-0819195104

This book is a diary-memoir written on the occasion of the author's return with her family to her native country, Romania, in 1975. It is a different world than when she left. The end of the Cold War seems to have persuaded some that the ideas of classical liberalism had won, that history had somehow come to an end, that freedom had proven its superiority beyond argument. Yet this is hardly the case: throughout the former Soviet empire the specters of nationalism, xenophobia, and statism loom large. They are present in the West as well, in different forms yet no less dangerous. So the message of Pilon's book which is predicated on the value of individual freedom continues to be relevant, and worth restating. Originally published in 1979 by Regnery Gateway, Inc.

Editorial Reviews

Review

There are scenes in this book that the reader will never forget...And there are fascinating, exceptional characters, admirably portrayed...what Pilson tells of the survivors, the representatives of a humanity that seemed so natural before the war, is not only deeply moving but heartening and invigorating as well. Rereading the story, one begins, once more, to believe in man...>>> (Mircea Eliade )

There are scenes in this book that the reader will never forget...And there are fascinating, exceptional characters, admirably portrayed...what Pilson tells of the survivors, the representatives of a humanity that seemed so natural before the war, is not only deeply moving but heartening and invigorating as well. Rereading the story, one begins, once more, to believe in man... (Mircea Eliade )

Product Details

• Paperback: 168 pages
• Publisher: University Press Of America (May 10, 1994)
• Language: English
• ISBN-10: 0819195103
• ISBN-13: 978-0819195104
• Product Dimensions: 8.3 x 5.4 x 0.4 inches
• Shipping Weight: 7.2 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,656,275 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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