City of Lions

<b>A loving sensuous but also gently ironic reconstruction of a lost city <i>-- LA Review of Books</i><br></b><br> <b>A timely reissue of the classic portrayal of the Ukrainian city of Lviv by 2 authors in 2 acts separated by time and circumstance</b> <p/> With an illuminating preface by Eva Hoffman and stunning new photographs by Diana Matar <i>City of Lions</i> is a powerful and melancholy evocation of Ukraine in the twentieth century with a special resonance for today. <p/> Lviv Lwów Lvov Lemberg. Known by a variety of names the City of Lions is now in western Ukraine. Situated in different countries during its history it is a city located along the fault-lines of Europe's history.<i><br></i><br> <i>City of Lions</i> presents two essays written more than half a century apart - but united by one city. <p/> Józef Wittlin's lyrical paean to his Lwów written in exile is a deep cry of love and pain for his city where most people he knew have fled or been killed. <p/> Philippe Sands' finely honed exploration of what has been lost and what remains interweaves a lawyer's love of evidence with the emotional heft of a descendant of Lviv.