"[An] exhaustively researched biography of the renowned Marxist historian . . . Evans's skillful portrait adds rich nuance to the story of how Hobsbawm's politics informed his sprawling social histories of the nineteenth and twentieth centuries."
-THE NEW YORKER

"A comprehensive and thoroughly researched biography . . . Mr. Evans is a historian of great distinction . . . the research [in ERIC HOBSBAWM] is meticulous."
-THE WALL STREET JOURNAL

"Compellingly narrated and meticulously researched . . . [A] nuanced portrait of Hobsbawm's political and intellectual development."
-THE NATION

"A well-considered life of the influential British historian, written by a Cambridge University historian who himself is well-known for many important works . . . Evans clearly admires his subject but does not hesitate to consider the rougher edges-a book that will rightly bring new attention to both writers."
-KIRKUS, Starred Review

"[A] huge life study . . . [an] exceptionally well-researched biography."
-THE GUARDIAN

"This is an astonishing book: in its breadth, depth and detail and also in its almost palpable, and sometimes unpalatable, admiration of its subject."
-THE ARTS DESK

"The biography is a delight. Evans is extremely thorough, and his main character is great company."
-JEWISH CURRENTS

"Evans carefully reconstructs the story -- journeys, interviews, finances and writings -- but leaves it to the reader to assess the contribution of his protagonist. An admirer of Hobsbawm, Evans is neither fawning nor uncritical." -- Ronald Grigor Suny, Labour History