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Guy Stern's story is an uncommon one told with horripilating effect. This book is a must-read in these changing times.-- (02/05/2020) Moving and unforgettable. Guy Stern's telling of his epic journey through a well-lived life serves as a monument to the triumph of the human spirit.-- (02/05/2020) Readers should be prepared to be wrapped in and mesmerized by the eloquence and emotion of Guy Stern's words. Be amazed, too, by a life well-lived, touching and affecting many by example but most often, more closely. Compassion, patience, and courage now seem to mean much more. A must-read for all who treasure life and living.-- (02/05/2020) Stern has artfully captured all that it takes to build the soldier destined to conduct some of the more interesting missions of World War II. Beyond that, he weaves the gripping, yet delightful, story of his transition from immigrant to student to interrogator to scholar in what is a remarkable read for all of us. It is a treasure trove of experiences, insights, and lessons from a life well-lived which will benefit readers of all ages, all interests, and all passions.-- (02/05/2020) Reading Invisible Ink reminds me of the Ogden Nash lyric, 'Boy, what memoirs them was!' Guy Stern is a survivor, soldier, hero, scholar, professor, and provost, but first and always, a 'mensch.' For forty years, he has been my wise counselor, gilded-tongued ambassador, and inspiration.--Kim H. Kowalke president, Kurt Weill Foundation for Music (02/05/2020) It is an admirable and enviable achievement when a scholar who near the century mark writes a book that compares favorably with the one he wrote in the folly of his youth more than a half century ago or even in the years of his wisdom a quarter century ago or the years of his strength when he was four score. Guy Stern's Invisible Ink is a charming work depicting his long and eventful life; his youth in pre-Nazi Germany, his escape to the United States, the lone survivor of his family, his acculturation into his adopted country, his army career, a Ritchie Boy who interrogated his enemies and his post-war life - education, marriage, family, academic achievement. Stern writes with insight and wit. One can only marvel at his recollection of details, his powerful understanding of academia and exile and his encounters with the grandchildren and great-grandchildren of those who shattered his world, destroyed his community, murdered his family and sent him into exile. As I read this book, I found myself in tears and in laughter, with ever intensifying respect and gratitude for the life Guy Stern has led, a life of achievement and accomplishment, of purpose and of passion. Unlike the title of his book, Stern's life has been has been most visible and even more valuable.-- (02/05/2020) Interspersing intellectual brilliance with deep emotional intelligence, Invisible Ink is a smart and compassionate memoir about a life well lived. It is steeped in historical significance and emphasizes getting the most out of every moment.-- (03/01/2020)

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Guy Stern is Distinguished Professor Emeritus in the Department of Classical and Modern Languages, Literatures, and Cultures at Wayne State University. He is currently director of the Harry and Wanda Zekelman International Institute of the Righteous at the Holocaust Memorial Center Zekelman Family Campus. He is the author of War, Weimar, and Literature: The Story of the Neue Merkur, Literature and Culture in Exile, and numerous scholarly papers.

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