Sven-Erik Rose has written a work of immense erudition and
scholarly acumen. His portrait of literature produced under circumstances horrific or worse is masterful. A fluent, persuasive
argument for the importance of writing—much of it now
forgotten or neglected—that he resurrects with rare skill.
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