Limonov: The Outrageous Adventures of the Radical Soviet Poet Who Became a Bum in New York, a Sensation in France, and a Political Antihero in Russia

Limonov: The Outrageous Adventures of the Radical Soviet Poet Who Became a Bum in New York, a Sensation in France, and a Political Antihero in Russia

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8.0

The Pequod Review:

Part biography, part political history, and part memoir, Emmanuel Carrere’s book Limonov centers on Edward Liminov, the right-wing Russian writer and adventurer who nonetheless enjoys admiration from the country's liberal intellectuals for his “romantic, dangerous life.”