Joseph Pearce is the author of numerous literary works including Literary Converts, The Quest for Shakespeare and Shakespeare on Love, and the editor of the Ignatius Critical Editions series. His other books include literary biographies of Oscar Wilde, J.R.R. Tolkien, C. S. Lewis, G. K. Chesterton and Alexander Solzhenitsyn.
The publication of this updated version of Joseph Pearce's
biography of the great Russian writer is most welcome, indeed. With
impressive clarity, Pearce conveys the fullness of a life lived at
the service of freedom of the will and service to the truth. Where
other critics and biographers have lamented Solzhenitsyn's
departure from the modern progressive consensus, Pearce allows
Solzhenitsyn to speak for himself. He presents an evocative
portrait of a pessimistic optimist whose final words are catharsis
and hope. The four new chapters in this edition give a good sense
of the range of Solzhenitsyn's concerns during the last decade of
his life and will correct many misunderstandings.
-Daniel J. Mahoney, Author of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn: The Ascent
From Ideology Pearce has grasped with great insight the spiritual
core of Solzhenitsyn's achievement as a writer, and indeed as a
prophet to Russia and the world. He writes with warm sympathy for
Russia's greatest literary voice in modern times.
-David Aikman, Author, Great Souls: Six Who Changed the
CenturyJoseph Pearce is best on what matters most about
Solzhenitsyn: the centrality of the author's Christian faith. It is
no wonder that Solzhenitsyn chose to . . . provide Pearce with
fresh information. Newcomers to Solzhenitsyn should start with this
biography. They will find here a highly readable rendition of one
of the most sensational lives of the twentieth century.
-Edward E. Ericson Jr., Author, Solzhenitsyn and the Modern World
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