| Odessa: Genius and Death in a City of Dreams Contributor(s): King, Charles (Author) |
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ISBN: 0393342360 ISBN-13: 9780393342369 Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company OUR PRICE: $17.06 Product Type: Paperback Published: August 2012 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - History | Jewish - General - History | Russia & The Former Soviet Union - History | Eastern Europe - General |
| Dewey: 947.72 |
| Physical Information: 1" H x 5.5" W x 8.2" (0.90 lbs) 336 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia - Cultural Region - Eastern Europe - Ethnic Orientation - Jewish |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: In Odessa, the greatest port on the Black Sea, a dream of cosmopolitan freedom inspired geniuses and innovators, from the writers Alexander Pushkin and Isaac Babel to Zionist activist Vladimir Jabotinsky and immunologist Ilya Mechnikov. Yet here too was death on a staggering scale, as World War II brought the mass murder of Jews carried out by the city's Romanian occupiers. Odessa is an elegy for the vibrant, multicultural tapestry of which a thriving Jewish population formed an essential part, as well as a celebration of the survival of Odessa's dream in a diaspora reaching all the way to Brighton Beach. |
Contributor Bio(s): King, Charles: - Charles King is a professor of international affairs and government at Georgetown University. A frequent media commentator on global issues, he is the author of Gods of the Upper Air, Odessa, Midnight in the Pera Palace, and other books. He lives in Washington, DC. |
