One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich

(50th Anniversary Edition)

Description

The first published novel from the controversial Nobel Prize winning Russian author of The Gulag Archipelago.In the madness of World War II, a dutiful Russian soldier is wrongfully convicted of treason and sentenced to ten years in a Siberian labor camp. So begins this masterpiece of modern Russian fiction, a harrowing account of a man who has conceded to all things evil with dignity and strength. First published in 1962, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich is considered one of the most significant works ever to emerge from Soviet Russia. Illuminating a dark chapter in Russian history, it is at once a graphic picture of work camp life and a moving tribute to man's will to prevail over relentless dehumanization.Includes an Introduction by Yevgeny Yevtushenkoand an Afterword by Eric Bogosian
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Writer
Solzhenitsyn, Alexander
Title
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
Publisher
Penguin Publishing Group
Year
2008
Language
English
Pages
151
Weight
91 gr
EAN
9780451531049
Dimensions
171 x 102 x 13 mm
Binding format
Paperback / softback

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