The New Leader, May 15th, 1989
THE ELIOTIC KENNAN
ANY PERSON WHO decides to publish excerpts from his diaries runs a serious risk of self-indulgence, and George F. Kennan is no exception. Sketches from a Life (Pantheon, 369 pp., $22.95), a collection of travel notes spanning more than 60 years, contains passages recounting a bicycle tour through Wisconsin and cruises up the Norwegian fjords that are likely to try the patience of most readers. Yet despite the sporadic longueurs, this is a beguiling book, the most personal Kennan has ever published. Do not approach it anticipating learned recitations about recent history. ...
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