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The Rescuer (2012)

by Dara Horn(Favorite Author)

3.66 of 5 Votes: 5

languge

English

genre

History & Biography

publisher

Tablet Magaine

review 1: A Kindle Single about Varian Fry who went into occupied France on behalf of the State Department to rescue Jewish artists and intellectuals under threat from the Nazis, including Marc Chagall and Hannah Arendt. The book explores his actions, how they were forgotten, and why the people he rescued were particularly keen to forget them. Overall well written, interesting, and an unconventional, unexpected story.
review 2: It's hard to explain how much I love Dara Horn. This essay is wonderful. Her examination of Varian Fry, though brief, is deep and incredibly well-written. To start, Horn has a way with language that so many authors lack-- she is able to write non-fiction and make me see it happening on the page. She's able to keep my attention and my interest in t... morehe flow of her words. It's not easy to find a writer whose words just make you feel happy and comfortable and everything she writes has this effect. Secondly, Horn forces me to examine everything from different perspectives. She has the ability take a topic and prismatically show the varying aspects of an argument without, I think, brutality or overwhelming agreement. This essay was thoughtful, personal and provoking and I greatly enjoyed it. less

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