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A New York Times Notable Book of 2007
"A tremendous achievement."--The Sunday Times (London)
The Whisperers is a triumphant act of recovery. In this powerful work of history, Orlando Figes chronicles the private history of family life during the violent and repressive reign of Josef Stalin. Drawing on a vast collection of interviews and archives, The Whisperers re-creates the anguish of family members turned against one another--of the paranoia, alienation, and treachery that poisoned private life in Russia for generations. A panoramic portrait of a society in which everyone spoke in whispers, The Whisperers is "rigorously compassionate. . . . A humbling monument to the evil and endurance of Russia's Soviet past and, implicitly, a guide to its present" (The Economist).
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"Its importance cannot be overestimated. . . . This book should be made compulsory reading in Russia today." --The Times (London)
"Extraordinary . . . Victims do not always make good witnesses. But thanks to Figes, these survivors overcame their silence and have lifted their voices above a whisper." --The New York Times Book Review
"A profound service . . . Figes redeems the gloom by demonstrating compassion for flawed human beings and revealing compelling examples of moral courage and kindness." --The Christian Science Monitor
"An extraordinary work of synthesis and insight . . . an awfully good read . . . Figes is both a prodigious researcher and a gifted writer." --St. Petersburg Times
"Lucid, thorough, and essential to understanding Stalinist society . . . an exemplary study in mentalits." --Kirkus Reviews
"Extraordinary." --The New Yorker
Shortlisted for the prestigious Samuel Johnson Prize 2008
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- PublisherPicador USA
- Publication date2008
- ISBN 10 0312428030
- ISBN 13 9780312428037
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