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'Paradoxically the great inspirer and strategist, whose ideas and energy have done much to to help Poland become perhaps the most dynamic country in Europe while retaining a democracy, seems to see himself as a lonely fighter against both fanaticism and greed.'-Survival. This is a thoughtful and thought-provoking essay on the borderlines of history, politics, and literature by one of East Europe's most brilliant and respected public intellectuals. Written with clarity, erudition and political incisiveness, it provides an unusual perspective on a highly sensitive subject. -Jacques Rupnik, Professor, Sciences-Po, Paris

Michnik reads history three-dimensionally, with one eye on the past and the other on the present. It's a pleasure to watch him at work . . . . I see Michnik as an almost Miltonic figure, who understands that the greatness of a country . . . lies not in its military might, but in its capacity, even in a time of war and grave external threats, to engage in fearless, unfettered public debate about the great ideas of the day. -Paul Wilson, The New York Review of Books -- Paul Wilson * The New York Review of Books * `Paradoxically the great inspirer and strategist, whose ideas and energy have done much to to help Poland become perhaps the most dynamic country in Europe while retaining a democracy, seems to see himself as a lonely fighter against both fanaticism and greed.'-Survival. * Survival * An approach to the historical memory of political transitions that is at once inclusive and comprehensive -Piotr H. Kosicki, The Nation * The Nation *

An Uncanny Era is an excellent read, and will have exceptional intellectual and political import. --Ivan Zoltan Denes, Founding President, Istvan Bibo Center for Advanced Studies of the Humanities and Social Sciences, Budapest--Iv n Zolt n D nes

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Adam Michnik is editor-in-chief of the Warsaw daily newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza. He is a recipient of the Robert F. Kennedy Human Rights Award, the Imre Nagy Award, and the Goethe Prize, among many other honors. Irena Grudzinska Gross teaches East European literature at Princeton University.

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