Commentary on Point of No Return:
Point of No Return is a unique piece of work: part reportage and commentary, part travelogue, it is also a love story about two people defiantly clinging to each other amid the rubble of modern life. The book is infused with the anger of a man who understands that the world we live in is maddeningly, frighteningly unjust and who knows that world better than most, but who has yet to succumb to the cynicism of many in his trade.
David McNeill, Scholar, Coordinator of Japan Focus
Most people turn back at some point in their lives, but a few keep going, in pursuit of truth, beauty, or love, going beyond the “point of no return.” They pay a price, but in Vltchek’s moral and imaginative world they gain far more than they give up.
Gavan McCormac, Scholar
To incorporate into fiction political and social reality that wrench lives and to honestly and passionately reveal true causes, which is to say, to convey true and useful information and yet also tell a vivid and moving story, is no easy task. Andre Vltchek has lived in and incorporates in his work a world beyond most people’s experiences that nonetheless contours how we all can live. Read him for the story. Read him for the style. Read him for the insight.
Michael Albert, ZNet activist, author
Andre Vltchek’s work has the incredible capacity of helping one break free from the culture of denial. His ability to translate reality into fiction is stunningly original and very personal. His work shocks you while at the same time reconnects you with the political realities of today. Wisdom can only from a clear understanding of the past and some brutal honesty. This is the purpose of Andre’s political novels.
Anuradha Mittal, Director, The Oakland Institute
Author
André Vltchek, American writer, political analyst, journalist, and film-maker. Raised in Central Europe, he has lived and worked on all continents. His recent books include the novel Point of No Return, Western Terror: From Potosi to Baghdad, and the theater drama Ghosts of Valparaiso. He produced and directed a 90-minute documentary film about the downfall of Indonesia after 1965 Terlena—Breaking of a Nation. He is a co-founder of Mainstay Press. See Andre Vltchek’s website and blog.
