The Showman

The Showman:
Inside the Invasion That Shook the World and Made a Leader of Volodymyr Zelensky

Author	Simon Shuster
Language	English
Genre	Nonfiction
Publisher	William Morrow, an imprint of HarperCollins
Publication date	2024-01-23
Publication place	United States
Media type	Hardback
Pages	384 pages
ISBN	0-0633-0742-1

The Showman: Inside the Invasion That Shook the World and Made a Leader of Volodymyr Zelensky is a non-fiction book written by Time magazine journalist Simon Shuster, released on January 23, 2024 by William Morrow. ^{[1] [2]} The book examines Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy's transformation into a wartime leader during Russia's invasion of Ukraine in 2022. ^{[3] [4]}

Reception

After its release, The Showman became a bestseller. ^[5] The Wall Street Journal lauded the book as "the standard by which all other works on Mr. Zelenskyy and Ukraine's wartime politics will be judged," ^[6] while The Guardian called it "a definitive, thoroughly researched, and deeply insightful biography." ^[3]

Kate Tsurkan from The Kyiv Independent critiqued aspects of the book, suggesting that some passages—and Shuster’s earlier articles for Time on Russia’s war against Ukraine—tended towards sensationalism. ^[7]

The book was banned in Russia as part of government censorship regarding Russia's invasion of Ukraine. ^[8]

References

1. "The Showman: Inside the Invasion That Shook the World and Made a Leader of Volodymyr Zelensky". Harper Collins Publishing. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
2. Davies, Dave. "How war changed Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy". National Public Radio . Retrieved 2024-08-28.
3. Simpson, John (2024-01-18). "The Showman by Simon Shuster review – Zelenskiy's performance of a lifetime". The Guardian . ISSN   0261-3077 . Retrieved 2024-08-28.
4. "Review | How war has transformed Ukraine, and Zelensky". Washington Post. 2024-02-01. ISSN   0190-8286 . Retrieved 2024-08-28.
5. "Hardcover Nonfiction Books - Best Sellers - Books - Feb. 11, 2024 - The New York Times". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved 2024-08-29.
6. Pancevski, Bojan. "'The Showman' Review: Zelensky's Wartime Transformation". Wall Street Journal . Retrieved 2024-08-28.
7. "Shuster's 'Showman' was supposed to be the definitive Zelensky biography. But it's not". The Kyiv Independent. 2024-02-06. Retrieved 2024-08-28.
8. Times, The Moscow (2024-08-07). "Russian Customs Authorities Seize 'Banned' Zelensky Biography". The Moscow Times. Retrieved 2024-08-28.

External links

• The Showman at HarperCollins