An Immigrant's Love Letter to the West
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| Author | Konstantin Kisin |
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| Audio read by | Konstantin Kisin |
| Language | English |
| Published | 14 July 2022 |
| Publisher | Constable |
| Pages | 210 |
| Awards | Sunday Times bestseller |
| ISBN | 9781408716045 |
An Immigrant's Love Letter to the West is a 2022 non-fiction book written by Russian-British comedian and political commentator Konstantin Kisin.[1][2] The book became a Sunday Times bestseller in the first week of its publication.[3]
Premise
The book sets out to discuss themes including free speech and cancel culture through the perspective of an Eastern bloc immigrant.[4] It particularly addresses why the west has a negative view of itself, and why that is self-destructive.[5]
Reception
The Daily Telegraph rated the book 5*,[5] and it has a score of 4.3 (out of 5) on Goodreads.[6]
References
- ^ Richardson, Jay (2 November 2021). "Konstantin Kisin to publish debut book". British Comedy Guide.
- ^ Burchill, Julie (30 July 2022). "Is self-loathing the British disease?". The Spectator.
- ^ Hamilton, Matthew. "'An Immigrant's Love Letter To Love West' by Konstantin Kisin goes into the Sunday Times bestseller list at No 5 | The Hamilton Agency". Retrieved 2022-11-03.
- ^ Owolade, Tomiwa (10 July 2022). "An Immigrant's Love Letter to the West by Konstantin Kisin". The Sunday Times.
- ^ a b Murray, Douglas (3 July 2022). "Take it from a Russian – the alternative to Western democracy is far, far worse". The Telegraph.
- ^ "An Immigrant's Love Letter to the West". Goodreads.