Notes from the Other Side of the Net
Juliana Geran Pilon(Author)
University Press of America
Book
Paperback/Softback
168 pages
978-0-8191-9510-4 (ISBN)
Description
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.
Reviews / Votes
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, from the Introduction 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, from the IntroductionMore details
Language
English
Place of publication
Lanham, MD
United States
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Illustrations
Illustrations, ports.
Dimensions
Height: 229 mm
Width: 152 mm
Thickness: 25 mm
Weight
454 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8191-9510-4 (9780819195104)
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Schweitzer Classification