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Kolyma Tales
Varlan Shalanov
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Description for Kolyma Tales
Paperback. It is estimated that some three million people died in the Soviet forced-labour camps of Kolyma, in the northeastern area of Siberia. This book captures the lives of ordinary people caught up in terrible circumstances, whose hopes and plans extended to further than a few hours. Translator(s): Glad, John. Series: Penguin Modern Classics. Num Pages: 528 pages. BIC Classification: FA; FC; FYB. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 200 x 131 x 24. Weight in Grams: 364.
It is estimated that some three million people died in the Soviet forced-labour camps of Kolyma, in the northeastern area of Siberia. Shalamov himself spent seventeen years there, and in these stories he vividly captures the lives of ordinary people caught up in terrible circumstances, whose hopes and plans extended to further than a few hours This new enlarged edition combines two collections previously published in the United States as Kolyma Tales and Graphite.
It is estimated that some three million people died in the Soviet forced-labour camps of Kolyma, in the northeastern area of Siberia. Shalamov himself spent seventeen years there, and in these stories he vividly captures the lives of ordinary people caught up in terrible circumstances, whose hopes and plans extended to further than a few hours This new enlarged edition combines two collections previously published in the United States as Kolyma Tales and Graphite.
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1995
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
New
Series
Penguin Modern Classics
Number of Pages
528
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780140186956
SKU
9780140186956
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Ref
99-1
About Varlan Shalanov
Varlam Shalamov (1907-1982) was a Russian writer, poet, and journalist. He survived 17 years of incarceration in the Gulag for speaking out against the Soviet Union. His collection of essays, Kolyma Tales, details his experiences under the Soviet government. John Glad (1941-2015) was an American scholar who specialized in Russian literature. He taught Russian at the University of Maryland ... Read more
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