“The Wall in My Head: Words and Images from the Fall of the Iron Curtain . . . is a unique, and in its own modest way, a necessary book. In it, you will find work by the likes of Milan Kundera, Peter Schneider, Vladimir Sorokin, and many others of considerably less fame. You will also find a facsimile of a letter written by US Senator Bob Dole to a Yugoslavian dissident; reprints of dozens of photos, posters, book covers; as well as poetry, song lyrics, speeches; and official reports by secret agents on citizens in former Soviet nations. Somehow in the mere 231 pages of this book, the editors have successfully given an overview of the reactions to the fall of the Wall inside these countries and abroad, and from nearly every sector of society from politicians to pop culture icons to literary figures.”

You can read Okla Elliott’s full review for Inside Higher Ed. here.

And check out the book itself right here.