Reviews round-up
This Cursed Beautiful Land
by Evan Gershkovich
3 of 3 critics positive
8 reviews: 1 rave, 2 positives; 5 not stating a verdict in public
What the critics said
“A Deeply Reported and Enthralling Memoir, Written From a Russian Jail”
A Deeply Reported and Enthralling Memoir, Written From a Russian Jail
“moving and...”
This Cursed Beautiful Land — Evan Gershkovich on being Putin’s human bargaining chip
“prison is a microcosm of Russia”
In Evan Gershkovich’s new memoir, prison is a microcosm of Russia
Wall Street Journal reporter Evan Gershkovich’s memoir charts his 500 days as a political prisoner in Russia
“tells his story of imprisonment in Russia”
This Cursed Beautiful Land review: Evan Gershkovich tells his story of imprisonment in Russia
‘This is the ultimate voyeurism’: Evan Gershkovich’s year in prison
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