tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26428110.post7259568460293852211..comments2023-07-08T09:00:54.916-07:00Comments on A Common Reader: The atrocity readers have heard aboutDwighthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13688525659034403580noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26428110.post-71860356914221303922012-06-17T18:32:04.568-07:002012-06-17T18:32:04.568-07:00Thanks--appreciate tips on order to read or how th...Thanks--appreciate tips on order to read or how things overlap!Dwighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13688525659034403580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26428110.post-19679600409885140832012-06-17T16:04:16.764-07:002012-06-17T16:04:16.764-07:00If you can conveniently get them, I'd suggest ...If you can conveniently get them, I'd suggest starting with the memoirs before you go on to Gaddis. They are wonderfully written. <i>Sketches from a Life</i> is also worth reading if you can get it. Some of the sketches are excerpted from the memoirs.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14819154529261482038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26428110.post-72135297195743511172012-06-17T15:33:13.574-07:002012-06-17T15:33:13.574-07:00Thanks for the note on Kennan's memoirs--I hav...Thanks for the note on Kennan's memoirs--I haven't read them yet and I've wanted to get to Gaddis' bio on him.<br /><br />And thanks for the mention of the NY Times--I had read some of the articles and should have mentioned them, too. It's good to see the release of the additional information that has been made available in the past 20+ years...Dwighthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13688525659034403580noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26428110.post-16316047100464746282012-06-17T09:39:00.761-07:002012-06-17T09:39:00.761-07:00George Kennan discussed the case of East Prussia a...George Kennan discussed the case of East Prussia at some length in his <i>Memoirs, 1925-1950</i>. More recently, the NY Times has had articles about the case of Silesia, which has attracted more attention since German reunification.Georgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14819154529261482038noreply@blogger.com