Sketches from a Life - Softcover

Kennan, George F.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0393321398 ISBN 13: 9780393321395

Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, 2000

Synopsis

Written originally as a series of entries in a travel diary and now considered one of the most important memoirs of our time, Sketches from a Life is George F. Kennan's peerless, impressionistic record of his experiences with twentieth-century history. Beginning with his first foreign service post in 1927 and ending seven decades later, Kennan's account is rich with the insight of a major historical participant. Whether relating the perils of Hitler's Germany or revisiting Kennan's days as ambassador to the Soviet Union, Sketches from a Life is as riveting as great literature, and one of the most invaluable documents of our time.

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Review:

"A book by one of the wisest men in American public life today; it is a wonder to read."

-- James Chace, The New York Times Book Review

About the Author:

George F. Kennan is the author of twenty books and has been awarded both the Pulitzer Prize and the National Book Award. He is a member and past president of the American Academy of Arts and Letters and is currently professor emeritus at the Institute of Advanced Study in Princeton, New Jersey.

About this edition

• Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 0393321398
• ISBN 13: 9780393321395
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 384