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Fear of Mirrors

Tariq Ali

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Fear of Mirrors

Soviet reflection: family drama meets political upheaval.

If you're intrigued by the historical interplay between personal and political narratives, "Fear of Mirrors" offers a poignant exploration. Tariq Ali weaves the collapse of communism with a family's disintegration, using Vlady Meyer's losses as a lens to examine deep-rooted Marxist ideals and their impacts. This book stands out for its thoughtful approach to showcasing how large-scale political shifts can deeply affect individual lives and beliefs.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.
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Fear of Mirrors

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ISBN: 9781784786939
Author: Tariq Ali
Publisher: Verso Books
Date of Publication: 2016-11-29
Format: Paperback
Related Collections: Historical Fiction, Literary Fiction
Related Topics: War, Literature, World War II
Goodreads rating: 4.03
(rated by 156 readers)

Description

For some East Germans, the fall of communism was like the end of a long and painful love free to tell the truth at last, they found they no longer wanted to hear it. The nation may be reunified, but the life of former East German dissident Vladimir Meyer has fallen apart. His wife has deserted him. He has been fired from his university for being a Marxist. Vlady wants to tell his alienated son, Karl, what his family’s long and passionate involvement with communism really meant. This is interwoven with the story of Ludwik, the Polish secret agent who recruited Philby, and of Gertrude, Vlady’s mother, whose desire for Ludwik is matched only by her devotion to the Communist ideal. As the plot unfolds through the political upheavals of the twentieth century, Vlady describes the hopes aroused by the Bolshevik revolution and discovers the almost unbearable truth about their betrayal.
 

Soviet reflection: family drama meets political upheaval.

If you're intrigued by the historical interplay between personal and political narratives, "Fear of Mirrors" offers a poignant exploration. Tariq Ali weaves the collapse of communism with a family's disintegration, using Vlady Meyer's losses as a lens to examine deep-rooted Marxist ideals and their impacts. This book stands out for its thoughtful approach to showcasing how large-scale political shifts can deeply affect individual lives and beliefs.

Note: While we do our best to ensure the accuracy of cover images, ISBNs may at times be reused for different editions of the same title which may hence appear as a different cover.

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