Well, heck, I was doing the same thing at the time, but his reverential tone toward the deluded fanatic Che Guevara will, for anyone to the right of Lenin, cause his gorge to rise. But Donner must be taken as he was, and it would be absurd to judge him by today's decidedly less leftward standards. Some will no doubt balk at the price. It is admittedly high, but I can assure the reader that he will get his money's worth. The translation, by Richard De Weger, is superb.
Footnotes explain references unfamiliar to non-Dutch readers.
The copy I received is one of a limited edition of only 750, apparently intended for a small audience of connoisseurs. It deserves a much wider readership, but at this time the publisher has no further plans in that direction. He continued working, typing with one finger, until shortly before his death. As a final word, one last quote from him seems appropriate. Their being alive is no good to us.