What's the Name of That Book??? discussion

This book is about an European aristocrat turned diplomat early twentieth century. I did not read the book but a review of the book in NY Times 10 years or so ago. The insights of this person and the details of the behind the scenes dealings appeared fascinating. I cannot remember the name of the book or the person. The book is non-fiction.

Ptolemy, that's a good start. However – you must add plot details to the topic header (title). We have thousands of book requests. We close threads with vague headers.

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Not sure about the diplomat's gender?

Can we rule out The Last American Aristocrat: The Biography of Ambassador David K.E. Bruce, 1898-1977?

Any other details you remember?
E.g.: what nationality was he? What country/countries did he serve in? Family details, marriages, major or minor political events? Definitely a memoir rather than a biography?

Sometimes even the smallest details can help.

The Diplomat was an American Academic rather than a European Aristocrat...but everything else points to In The Garden of Beasts by Eric Larson. Came out in 2011.

Thanks for the suggestions. I did look up "The Last American Aristocrat". It seemed very interesting. I did however stumble upon the title of the book - "The Journey to the Abyss: The Diaries of Count Harry Kessler 1880 - 1918". A translation was published in 2013. I intend to get the book. Will let you know how it turns out.

Here are Google Books previews of Journey to the Abyss: The Diaries of Count Harry Kessler, 1880-1918 by Harry Graf Kessler:

- https://books.google.com/books?id=KQU...
- https://books.google.com/books?id=Ee_...

It contains black-and-white photographs and illustrations.