Monday, November 2, 7:30 p.m.

Trotsky: Downfall of a Revolutionary  BUY NOW

Stanford University lecturer Bertrand M. Patenaude tells the dramatic story of Leon Trotsky's final years in exile in Mexico. Shedding new light on Trotsky's tumultuous friendship with painter Diego Rivera, his affair with Rivera's wife Frida Kahlo, and his torment as his family and comrades become victims of the Great Terror, Trotsky: Downfall of a Revolutionary brilliantly illuminates the fateful and dramatic life of one of history's most famous yet elusive figures.  

"This book deepens and enhances the sense of tragedy that always attends contemplation of 'the Old Man' and his last struggle." (—Christopher Hitchens)

"This is an extraordinary, gripping piece of history that gets closer to Trotsky's essential character than any of the vast tomes devoted to him in the past. Perhaps most extraordinary is the page-turning narrative drive which keeps the reader enthralled despite knowing how the story ends. Don't miss it." (—Misha Glenny)