Publisher's Synopsis
Mesmerizing, claustrophic, terrifying The Autobiography of Joseph Stalin is a journey into the soul of evil.. Mesmerizing, claustrophobic, terrifying-- The Autobiography of Joseph Stalin is a journey into the soul of evil. In these pages, Stalins psychology is fully revealed, every atom of his madness explored, every twist of his homicidal logic followed to its ruthless conclusion. In a book with the suspense of a thriller and the accuracy of a work of history, the mind responsible for some of the twentieth centurys most horrifying crimes is laid bare.The novel opens with Stalin infuriated--and worried--that Trotsky is writing his biography from exile in Mexico. He believes Trotskys book is a double threat--a character assassination and a search for past crimes. But Trotskys account also forces Stalin to reflect on his own life. We see him as a sly and domineering schoolboy, battling a sadistic father, and struggling against a mother who dreams of him entering the priesthood. From these humble but troubled beginnings grows a young man who questions everything--morality, evil, the existence of God--and who finds answers to justify dictatorship and slaughter.This is a story of two cr;Stalins relentless interior monologue--skirting around these crimes, fleshing out the details of his life--draws us into his world of perversity until we are face to face with the presence of evil. The Autobiography of Joseph Stalin is an awe-inspiring feat of storytelling.
