Jay Nordlinger
Autor von Children of Monsters: An Inquiry into the Sons and Daughters of Dictators
Über den Autor
Jay Nordlinger is a senior editor of National Review. He writes about a variety of subjects, including politics, foreign affairs, and culture. He is the music critic of The New Criterion. His previous book is Peace, They Say, a history of the Nobel Peace Prize. The author lives in New York.
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- Geburtstag
- 1963
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- USA
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- Ann Arbor, Michigan, USA
New York, New York, USA - Berufe
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- National Review
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- Eric Breindel Award for Excellence in Opinion Journalism (2001)
Annual award Chan Foundation for Journalism and Culture (2001)
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Nordlinger begins by writing that this is not a book about the original monsters, the dictators themselves. While they must be mentioned, they are dead. The offspring are important for a few reasons. Where are they now? What are they doing? Do their current activities serve as a possible springboard for the resurgence of policies of the original dictators? Have the children decided to live in as much as obscurity as possible? Are the children defensive about their parents lingering reputation? Are they trying to make amends or apologies for their parents?
All of these questions are addressed by Nordlinger. Not necessarily answered, but addressed with researched information from primary and secondary sources. The 20 chapter titles are each the name of a dictator. The index with hyperlinked page numbers allows the reader to explore the overlaps in the lives of several of the dictators such as Hitler-Mussolini, Hitler-Franco, and Hitler-Stalin.
A thoroughly fast-paced and enjoyable (despite the topic) read, I found that after finishing it, I had abandoned my usual practice of highlighting what I considered important points. That is why I liked the inclusion of an index.
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