A vivid and human glimpse into Europes borderlands as they emerged from Soviet rule - back in print after nearly 20 yearsIn this superb book in which one senses the spirit of Franz Kafka and Bruno Schulz the dramatic world of the Eastern borderlands comes to life Ryszard KapuscinskiAs Europes borderlands emerged from Soviet rule Anne Applebaum travelled from the Baltic to the Black Sea through Lithuania Belarus Ukraine and the Carpathian mountains. Rich in vivid characters and stories of tragedy and survival Between East and West illuminates the soul of a place and the secret history of its people. A beautifully written and thought-provoking account of a journey along Europes forgotten edge Timothy Garton AshA vivid and penetrating assessment of the lands between the Baltic and the Black Sea in all their drama and desolation. .. a wise and useful book Robert ConquestCombines the excitement of a well-written and adventurous travelogue with sophisticated reportage Norman DaviesYou will be totally absorbed Norman StoneAnne Applebaum is a historian and journalist a regular columnist for the Washington Post and Slate and the author of several books including Gulag: A History which won the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for non-fiction and Iron Curtain which in 2013 won the Duke of Westminster Medal for Military Literature and the Cundill Prize in Historical Literature. She is the Director of Political Studies at the Legatum Institute in London and she divides her time between Britain and Poland where her husband Radek Sikorski serves as Foreign Minister. Review In this superb book in which... See more
A vivid and human glimpse into Europes borderlands as they emerged from Soviet rule - back in print after nearly 20 yearsIn this superb book in which one senses the spirit of Franz Kafka and Bruno Schulz the dramatic world of the Eastern borderlands comes to life Ryszard KapuscinskiAs Europes borderlands emerged from Soviet rule Anne Applebaum travelled from the Baltic to the Black Sea through Lithuania Belarus Ukraine and the Carpathian mountains. Rich in vivid characters and stories of tragedy and survival Between East and West illuminates the soul of a place and the secret history of its people. A beautifully written and thought-provoking account of a journey along Europes forgotten edge Timothy Garton AshA vivid and penetrating assessment of the lands between the Baltic and the Black Sea in all their drama and desolation. .. a wise and useful book Robert ConquestCombines the excitement of a well-written and adventurous travelogue with sophisticated reportage Norman DaviesYou will be totally absorbed Norman StoneAnne Applebaum is a historian and journalist a regular columnist for the Washington Post and Slate and the author of several books including Gulag: A History which won the 2004 Pulitzer Prize for non-fiction and Iron Curtain which in 2013 won the Duke of Westminster Medal for Military Literature and the Cundill Prize in Historical Literature. She is the Director of Political Studies at the Legatum Institute in London and she divides her time between Britain and Poland where her husband Radek Sikorski serves as Foreign Minister. Review In this superb book in which one senses the spirit of Franz Kafka and Bruno Schulz the dramatic world of the Eastern borderlands comes to life Ryszard KapuscinskiA vivid and penetrating assessment of the lands between the Baltic and the Black Sea in all their drama and desolation. .. A wise and useful book Robert ConquestBetween East and West combines the excitement of a well-written and adventurous travelogue with sophisticated reportage about one of Europes least-known regions Norman DaviesA beautifully written and thought-provoking account of a journey along Europes forgotten edge Timothy Garton Ash About the Author Anne Applebaum is the author ofGulag: A History which won the Pulitzer Prize ofIron Curtain: The Crushing of Eastern Europe 1944-1956 which won the Cundill Prize andRed Famine: Stalins War on Ukraine which won the Lionel Gelber and Duff Cooper prizes. She is a columnist forThe Atlantic and a senior fellow of the Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University. She divides her time between Britain Poland and the USA.
