Odessa Genius and Death in a City of Dreams [Paperback]

In Odessa, the greatest port on the Black Sea, a dream of cosmopolitan freedom inspired geniuses and innovators, from the writers Alexander Pushkin and Isaac Babel to Zionist activist Vladimir Jabotinsky and immunologist Ilya Mechnikov. Yet here too was death on a staggering scale, as World War II brought the mass murder of Jews carried out by the citys Romanian occupiers.Eloquent and engaging.A worthy tribute to one of Europes greatest and least-known cities.Engaging and highly enjoyable&King brings a travel writers gift for clear prose and keen observation to history. Rich and riveting, complex and compelling, powerful and poetic. Peter M. Gianotti,