Roberto von Archimboldi<p>Finished reading <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/AlexanderBaron" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>AlexanderBaron</span></a>'s memoir, 'A chapter of accidents'. I wouldn't particularly recommend. There are flashes of his great abilities, but is mostly a list of communists that he met in the 30s interpreted with splenetic attacks on the CPGB. The part describing life in the army is moving and worth reading.</p><p>It is a shame because some deeper reflection on life in Britain as a Jew in that period and why Stalinism seemed so attractive would have been very interesting. </p><p>His novels are brilliant and worth reading. </p><p><a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/books" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>books</span></a>, <a href="https://kolektiva.social/tags/booksodon" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>booksodon</span></a> <span class="h-card" translate="no"><a href="https://a.gup.pe/u/bookstodon" class="u-url mention" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">@<span>bookstodon</span></a></span></p>