Title: Rogues and Charlatans
Product review: Paul Johnson is one of the most acute observers of the 20th century, and Intellectuals examines some of the left's most idolized men by means of their personal lives and behavior. It appears,unsurprisingly, that some revolutionary artists and writers are selfish, egotistical monsters. This book is very witty, and Johnson has the brains to understand the work of these people quite well enough to subject them to this kind of scrutiny. This is not merely gossip.Thoroughly enjoyable and stimulating-- a real rogues gallery ofleft wing heroes.Intellectuals: From Marx and Tolstoy to Sartre and Chomsky (P.S.)
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