A "deserter from death, " Polish-born Daniel Singer narrowly escaped the Holocaust to become one of the left's leading social and political commentators of our time. Deserter from Death collects Singer's writing, from when he was a young correspondent for The Economist to his years at The Nation. Much of the material will be new (and a revelation) to Singer's followers, including his coverage of the Algerian crisis in the late fifties and the effervescent events of May '68. Deserter from Death is a social history of the past half-century, a memorial to one of our great correspondents, and a reminder of what we lost when we lost Daniel Singer. Showcasing Singer's writing over the course of his long and illustrious career, this collection is introduced by his old friend, the great polymath and intellectual George Steiner.

This book collects samples of the political journalism of the late Singer (longtime European correspondent for The Nation and the Economist). The 68 pieces selected date from the 1950s to the early 2000s and provide examples of Singer's coverage of Charles De Gaulle's rise to national power in France, the colonial war in Algiers, the Paris 1968 student and worker rebellions, and the antiglobalization politics of the 1990s.
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This book collects samples of the political journalism of the late Singer (longtime European correspondent for The Nation and the Economist). The 68 pieces selected date from the 1950s to the early 2000s and provide examples of Singer's coverage of Charles De Gaulle's rise to national power in France, the colonial war in Algiers, the Paris 1968 student and worker rebellions, and the antiglobalization politics of the 1990s. Annotation ©2006 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)