From
the back cover
“‘I
cannot and will not cut my conscience to fit this year’s fashions.’
“In
1952, Lillian Hellman refused to name other people─although she offered to talk
about herself─before the House Un-American Activities Committee. For this
singular act of moral courage she paid dearly. Blacklisted, forced to sell her
home, she watched as others sacrificed friends to save their careers. Now
Lillian Hellman names names as she writes her most intimate, painful and moving
memoir─her personal history of an unfortunate era.”
Review
Scoundrel is an
excellent, smart, succinct, often quotable, and timely read about the abuse of power,
shady political operators and those they victimize (as well as those who let
themselves be victimized). Dashiell Hammett fans may also appreciate this
further glimpse of Hammett, Hellman and their decades-spanning friendship.
Worth owning, this.
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