Why the Dreyfus Affair Matters - (Why X Matters) by Louis Begley (Paperback)
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<p/><br></br><p><b> Book Synopsis </b></p></br></br><p><b>From the prize-winning author of <i>Wartime Lies</i><i>, </i> an anatomy of the infamous prosecution of a Jewish officer attached to the French Army's General Staff, with profound implications for our own time.</b> <p/> In December 1894, Captain Alf<p/><br></br><p><b> Review Quotes </b></p></br></br><br>Louis Begley's <i>Why the Dreyfus Affair Matters</i> skillfully analyzes the forces that . . . divided a nation in a spectacular historical drama.--Sheldon Kirshner, <i>The Canadian Jewish News</i>--Sheldon Kirshner "The Canadian Jewish News"<br><br><p>"Begley provides a lucid and beautifully written account of <i>L'affair Dreyfus </i>from beginning to end."<p></p></p> <p>--Steven Lubet, <i>The Green Bag<br></i></p>--Steven Lubet "The Green Bag"<br><br><p>"Begley's riveting details and unremitting passion make this book a worthy successor to <i>J'accuse</i>."--<i>Jewish Book World</i><i><p></p></i></p>-- "Jewish Book World"<br><br><p>"I can't imagine a more unequivocal, socially acute, or legally astute book about the whole hateful Dreyfus Affair than Louis Begley's "Why Dreyfus Matters." Add to that the limpidity, the novelist's eye, the moral passion, and the very considerable narrative gifts that have made Begley's fiction famous, and you have one of French history's most tellingly muddled moments, distilled and restored to the drama it in fact was for the country it divided."--Jane Kramer<p></p></p>-- "Jane Kramer"<br><br><p>"Particularly powerful in drawing lessons for American society after September 11."--Robert Gildea, <i>New York Review of Books</i></p><p><i><p></p></i> </p>--Robert Gildea "New York Review of Books"<br><br>A compact treatment of a complex case.--<i>New Yorker</i> (one of the Reviewers' favorites from 2009)-- "New Yorker" (12/14/2009 12:00:00 AM)<br><br>Begley is a brilliant choice...And he has written a brilliant book, using a lawyer's skill to marshal the facts and a novelist's art to relate them. The result is a history that drives the reader forward and occasionally steals his breath. - <i>Journal of International Law and Politics<br></i>-- "Journal of International Law and Politics"<br><br>Begley['s] prose is as crisp as his resume is distinguished. His book is a fluid, confident survey that clearly sketches the chronology, main players, and historical and literary legacy of the affair while making a provocative comparison to the war on terror.--Michael O'Donnell, <i>Washington Monthly</i>--Michael O'Donnell "Washington Monthly"<br><br>Commendable for its narrative clarity.--Thomas Kselman, <i>The Review of Politics</i>--Thomas Kselman "The Review of Politics"<br><br>Concise and precise.--Robert Birnbaum, <i>The Morning News<br></i>--Robert Birnbaum "The Morning News"<br><br>No other work in English on the Dreyfus Affair matches the clarity, the concision, and the passion of this one. A lawyer and novelist, Louis Begley explains the legal technicalities and untangles a byzantine narrative. He shows why this abuse of power should still concern us today.-- Robert O. Paxton, author of <i>The Anatomy of Fascism</i><p></p>-- "Robert Paxton"<br><br>Selected as a Favorite Book of the Year, <i>The New Yorker</i>-- "New Yorker" (12/14/2009 12:00:00 AM)<br><br><p>...a brilliant work of historical storytelling, reminding us to what extent the drama is in the detail. -- <i>The Jewish Chronicle</i></p>--Natasha Lehrer "The Jewish Chronicle" (1/22/2010 12:00:00 AM)<br><br><p>"A brave new book [and] a pointed warning and reminder of how fragile the standards of civilized conduct prove in moments of national panic."--Adam Gopnik, <i>The New Yorker<p></p></i></p>--Adam Gopnik "New Yorker" (9/1/2009 12:00:00 AM)<br><br><p>In thousands of political battles--including those over the Iraq war--Western publics have relived the Dreyfus Affair ever since.--Andrew Moravcsik, <i>Foreign Affairs</i></p>--Andrew Moravcsik "Foreign Affairs" (1/31/2010 12:00:00 AM)<br><br>"As a primer on the affair, this is a first-rate narrative and a heartfelt plea to modern democracies to stick to their values and defend basic liberties, however threatened they feel." -- <i>The</i> <i>Economist</i>-- "Economist"<br><br>Begley's own contribution to dispelling silence and indifference consists in deftly retelling the story of the Dreyfus Affair and explicitly connecting it to our times. . . . The Dreyfus Affair will continue to matter as long as there are those prepared to defend human rights and the dignity of every human life against claims of expediency, reasons of state and official miscarriages of justice.--Ruth Scurr, <i>The New York Times</i>--Ruth Scurr "New York Times" (12/13/2009 12:00:00 AM)<br><p/><br></br><p><b> About the Author </b></p></br></br><b>Louis Begley</b> is a bestselling novelist and a lawyer who retired after a 45-year career as partner in a prominent law firm. His fiction includes <i>Wartime Lies</i>, <i>About Schmidt</i>, and <i>Matters of Honor.</i>
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