Julian Barnes
In his latest novel, Julian Barnes, author of ,Talking It Over, and ,A History of the World in 10 1/2 Chapters,, trains his laser-bright prose on the collapse of Communism in Eastern Europe.,Stoyo Petkanov, the deposed Party leader, is placed on trial for crimes that range from corruption to political murder. Petkanov's guilt -- and the righteousness of his opponents -- would seem to be self-evident. But, as brilliantly imagined by Barnes, the trial of this cunning and unrepentant dictator illuminates the shadowy frontier between the rusted myths of the Communist past and a capitalist future in which everything is up for grabs.
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