Tulsa Book Review praises Heda Margolius Kovály’s Hitler, Stalin and I: “Oral interviews can be a gold mine for historians, and this is no exception. It provides individual experiences that get… Read more 5-star review of Hitler, Stalin and I by Tulsa Book Review →
“Hours of film and voice recordings, much of it mould-damaged, believed to cover most of the [Slánský Trial] were found stashed in metal and wooden boxes – along with millions of classified Czechoslovak Communist party documents – in the basement of a bankrupt former metal research business in Panenské Břežany, near Prague.”
“Heda’s torturous path through some of the 20th century’s greatest calamities is rendered with deep wisdom and a poetic eye for detail. Her misfortunes, and her perseverance through them, make Hitler,… Read more “Hitler, Stalin and I” receives a starred review from Shelf Awareness →
“It is hard to imagine a reader who would not be inspired by the momentous life of Heda Margolius depicted in Hitler, Stalin and I. [… The book] is at once a harrowing… Read more New York Journal of Books praises “Hitler, Stalin and I” →
“Engrossing, immediate and real. […] I actually read the book in one sitting because I did not feel I could or wanted to stop.”
“Heda Margolius Kovály was a well-known writer and translator who survived the Auschwitz extermination camp and whose first husband, Rudolf Margolius, the deputy minister for foreign trade, was found guilty… Read more Radio Prague talks to Ivan Margolius about Hitler, Stalin and I →
Recommended to all those interested not only in architecture but also in the dynamic era of twenties and thirties. …
Admirably fresh, interesting and well written…. Read more…