“Engrossing . . . the book aptly captures Wolf’s tortured state of mind at a critical juncture — the moment she is forced to ponder her complicity, albeit largely harmless, with a criminal regime and the collapse of everything she once believed in.” —Joshua Hammer, The New York Times
“A moving melancholic remembrance by writer who—one final time—attempts to make sense of an historical and personal past, for herself and for her readers . . . In Searls’s professional hands, City of Angels is a fine valedictory.”—Kevin Nolan, The Rumpus
“Explaining without accusing, City of Angels is a profound book, even a heroic one.”—Todd Gitlin, The New Republic
“Searls’s excellent translation effectively conveys Wolf’s wordplay.”—The New Yorker
“Defying superlatives and superbly translated . . . In her final novel, Wolf . . . outdid herself.”—Booklist (starred review)
“ . . . there’s an odd fascination in watching Wolf navigate depression, guilt, anger, and Los Angeles . . . It’s worth it to see Wolf grappling with a past that, far from being dead, is live — like ammunition.”— Publishers’ Weekly
“[A] fascinating book.”—Kirkus Reviews
“Finishing [Christa Wolf’s books], the reader is covered by a sense of completeness, of having been taken on a journey in the company of a seer who has stared, with attention, mercy, and courage, into the world’s heart.” —Mary Gordon, The New York Times Book Review
