A captivating memoir . . . showing personal triumphs over
adversity. . . .The boy can do it. -Sylvia Nasar, The New York
Times Book Review
Wonderfully rich and precise. . . . Do me a favor. . . read the
first paragraph. --Erik Lundegaard, The Seattle TimesPost
Intelligencer
Exquisitely written. . . . [C]ertain to charm away the idle
hours. -Trevor Butterworth, The Washington Post Book World
Both a study of the immigrant experience and a vivid picture of
mid-century intellectual life at America''s preeminent university.
But most of all it is a touching portrait of a complex and
staggeringly learned individual, written by one of the few people
he allowed to touch his heart. Daniel Akst, Smithsonian
An absorbing, psychologically nuanced and overall balanced
appraisal of a complex man who lived in complex times. . . . A
widely researched, meticulously documented portrayal. --Marion
Abbott, San Francisco Chronicle
Dawidoffs captivating family memoir is a tribute to his
twice-exiled grandfather, the Harvard economist Alexander
Gerschenkron, retracing his tortuous path to Cambridge and
recounting the intellectual passion that earned Gerschenkron the
title the last man with all known knowledge. The New York Times
Book Review
This is a splendidly crafted book: partly a valuable estimate of
Gerschenkron''s place in the history of theory, partly a study of
academic life and politics in the 20th century and above all a
thoughtful and often charming personal memoir. St. Louis
Post-Dispatch
Nicholas Dawidoff has written a wonderful book, full of humor,
love, and understanding. The New York Sun
It wouldnt be an overstatement to say this loving memoir is the
most fascinating in its class. Chicago Tribune
A loving, carefully researched, effortless-seeming booka delight
to read. The story of the great Alexander Gerschenkron as told by
his grandson combines the smallest and most telling personal
details with an exhilarating wide-angle view of twentieth-century
intellectual life. Ian Frazier, author of Family and Great
Plains
The Fly Swatter is a terrific book for many reasons. Amateur
students . . . will appreciate Dawidoffs discussion of economic
theory. Historians will likewise enjoy his chronicle of a human
character moving through world events. . . . Dawidoffs unusual
perspective as a grandson might be most compelling for another set
of readers. The Austin Chronicle
One marvelous memoir. Booklist
To give birth to ones own grandfather is no mean feat, but that
is exactly Dawidoffs great triumph. The Fly Swatter is a densely
imagined, beautifully written book. Peter Carey, author of True
History of the Kelly Gang
If [Alexander Gerschenkron] has access to a celestial computer
and can download or perhaps upload Nicky Boys moving tribute, he
must be proudly savoring every word. The New Leader
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