 He is not of their stature, but he is an artist, devilishly honest, stubborn, the creator and the created of an art work about a survivor.It is through Mr. von Rezzori's art, rather than through any vanity or apology of Gregor's, that we are enlightened.Most of the millions who share Mr. von Rezzori's views don't have even the ability to face them as he does, let alone the gifts to reveal them with such disturbing, defiant clarity."