About the Author
Max Eastman (1883–1969) was an American writer on literature, politics, and society who became a patron of the Harlem Renaissance and a critic of Stalin. He wrote memoirs of his encounters with leading figures of his time, like Charlie Chaplin, Leon Trotsky, and Ernest Hemingway. In 1941, Eastman became an editor for Reader’s Digest magazine, a position he held for the rest of his life.
