Ex-friends Falling Out with Allen Ginsberg, Lionel & Diana Trilling, Lillian Hellman, Hannah Arendt, and Norman Mailer

Norman Podhoretz chronicles his complex relationships with the influential New York intellectuals of the 1950s and 60s, including figures like Allen Ginsberg and Hannah Arendt. This "family history" explores their shared affections, rivalries, and eventual betrayals amidst the intellectual and social upheaval of the era. Podhoretz details his personal evolution from radical to conservative, a shift that reshaped America's intellectual landscape and fractured his closest friendships.