Ingrid Carlberg is a journalist and a writer. She was a reporter at Sweden's most important daily newspaper, Dagens Nyheter, for twenty years. Her first book, The Pill, won her an honorary doctorate in medicine at Uppsala University for its penetrating analysis of the impact of antidepressants on modern society.
"A fascinating and detailed portrait of the man Raoul Wallenberg,
and as close as possible to the truth about what happened to
him."--Journalisten (Sweden)
"A truly fascinating, subtle and revelatory portrait of this
enigmatic character and perhaps the closest any historian has got
to the real man and the truth of his fate."--Simon Sebag
Montefiore, award-winning author of Jerusalem, A The Biography
"Absorbing [and] masterful...A riveting biography of a remarkable
man."
--Kirkus Reviews (Starred Review)
"Authoritative and comprehensive . . . the story of an
unexceptional young man who briefly made an exceptional
contribution towards the redemption of a continent for its historic
failure."--Max Hastings, The Sunday Times
"Carlberg captures not just the factual complexity but also the
emotions involved in this troubling, tragic story."
--Forward
"Carlberg details not only the tale of Raoul Wallenberg's bold
rescue of 100,000 Jews and his subsequent disappearance during
World War II - but also the story of how international governments
for decades ignored pleas to rescue the Swedish businessman and
diplomat."--New York Post, Must Reads
"Carlberg portrays one of the most fascinating human lives of the
twentieth century, with devotion to every detail. Her research is
overwhelming."--Dagens Nyheter (Sweden)
"Carlberg tells the story of Wallenberg's rescue operations and
mysterious disappearance with exemplary skill."
--Daily Telegraph
"Carlberg's life of the man is the most complete and winningly
empathetic yet to appear in English, an absorbing portrait of an
ordinary man who rose to the occasion of doing extraordinary
things. . .Carlberg's biography stands as one of the most eloquent
of the many thousands of tributes large and small that have been
paid to the memory of Raoul Wallenberg since his
disappearance."
--Christian Science Monitor, Best Books of March
"Deeply touching in its depiction, enormously thorough . . . A
masterpiece."--Sydsvenska Dagbladet (Sweden)
"In her excellent biography, Carlberg excavates the details of
Wallenberg's end, but she also digs deeply into the story of his
life - shedding light upon a time that is often eclipsed by all
that came after. It's a time which is essential to any
understanding of the man Wallenberg was, the course he pursued, and
the her he's remembered as."
--New Books Network
"Ingrid Carlberg's superb biography will doubtless be regarded as
the standard work on Wallenberg. Richly detailed and thoroughly
researched, it is an important book that helps us gain a new
understanding of Budapest in 1944 . . . A brisk and atmospheric
read that brings to life an extraordinary story of resistance and
bravery during Europe's darkest hours."
--Adam Lebor, Literary Review
"Investigative journalist Ingrid Carlberg's biography of Raoul
Wallenberg...follows quite closely on the heels of that by
historian Bengt Jangfeldt. Carlberg's approach is altogether more
forensic and she has unearthed a staggering amount of detail. At
last, we are made to understand the full reasons why the courageous
Swede was arrested in January 1945."--The Jewish Chronicle
"Swedish journalist Ingrid Carlberg has written the most
comprehensive biography of her countryman Wallenberg that we are
ever likely to get."--The American Conservative
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