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Spy novelist Littell (A Plague on Both Your Houses) turns to historical fiction, imagining the 10 weeks that Lev Davidovich Bronshtein—better known as Leon Trotsky—spent in New York City in 1917. Littell's narrative follows Trotsky, who disembarks on Ellis Island with his companion, Natalya, and their two young sons. Though J. Edgar Hoover has him in his sights, Trotsky makes the most of his time, writing for a socialist Russian-language newspaper...Log In or Sign Up to Read More