This column is renowned for featuring intimate, first-person memoirs from acclaimed writers and thinkers. Key "Personal History" Features from 1997
(April 21, 1997): Historian Timothy Garton Ash investigates why so many East Germans became secret-police informers, including his own friends. Personal Numero 36 (1997)
(May 26, 1997): A reflection on the "secret life of jewelry" by celebrated novelist Muriel Spark . This column is renowned for featuring intimate, first-person