Book · 2013 · History
The Lost
The Search for Six of Six Million
Why people recommend it
The Lost by Daniel Mendelsohn is a deeply researched and deeply personal narrative in which the author attempts to piece together the fates of six family members who perished during the Holocaust. When Rahm Emanuel appeared as a guest on The Ezra Klein Show for an episode titled It's the Corruption, Stupid, the conversation eventually turned toward reading material. Host Ezra Klein asked Emanuel to provide three book recommendations for the audience listening to the program. In response to this request, Emanuel included Daniel Mendelsohn's moving work of historical detection among his trio of suggested titles, referring to it simply as Daniel Mendelsohn's book about the lost. By sharing this recommendation, Emanuel directed the podcast's listeners toward a profoundly reflective and harrowing exploration of memory, historical loss, and the Holocaust. The mention highlighted the personal significance of the book within Emanuel's reading life, offering the audience a powerful narrative that combines memoir, historical investigation, and grief, while underscoring the importance of remembering individual human lives amidst mass historical tragedy.
Who recommended it
- Rahm Emanuel Recommended
Rahm Emanuel — 1 mention
“Gary wills's Gettysburg uh Daniel melson's uh lost”