Fallen Idols

Books of 2021, The Economist

''Alex von Tunzelmann is one of the most gifted historians writing today. Brilliant and trenchant, witty and wise, Fallen Idols is a book you will adore, devour, and talk about to everyone you know. Hesitate no longer; buy this book.'' Suzannah Lipscomb, author, award-winning historian and broadcaster

''Like all the best historians von Tunzelmann uses the past to explai...