Odessa: Genius and Death in a City of Dreams

Odessa: Genius and Death in a City of Dreams
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"Rich and riveting, complex and compelling, powerful and poetic."â€•Peter M. Gianotti, Newsday
In Odessa, the greatest port on the Black Sea, a dream of cosmopolitan freedom inspired geniuses and innovators, from the writers Alexander Pushkin and Isaac Babel to Zionist activist Vladimir Jabotinsky and immunologist Ilya Mechnikov. Yet here too was death on a staggering scale, as World War II brought the mass murder of Jews carried out by the cityâ€™s Romanian occupiers. Odessa is an elegy for the vibrant, multicultural tapestry of which a thriving Jewish population formed an essential part, as well as a celebration of the survival of Odessaâ€™s dream in a diaspora reaching all the way to Brighton Beach. 25 illustrations
Country USA
Brand W. W. Norton & Company
Manufacturer W. W. Norton & Company
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 641746
ReleaseDate 2012-08-13
UnitCount 1
Format Illustrated
EANs 9780393342369

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