"A masterpiece . . . as astonishing in its range, in the subtlety and power of its judgment, as it is brilliant in expression." –
The Times (London) "Surely one of the great books of our century." –
Diana Trilling "Everyone should read . . . Rebecca West's
Black Lamb and Grey Falcon. If you're looking to take a really large, totally insane travelogue about the complexities of Balkan Eastern European history with you to a world where your cell phone won't disturb you and Twitter won't bother you, you really can't do better than this book. . . . It's . . . a great example of an individual talent going to a particular place and yielding just a really, really, really fascinating document." –
Ross Douthat, The New York Times's Matter of Opinion podcast ("33 Reading Recommendations for Your Summer Vacation")