This brutal, shattering glimpse of the fate of millions of Russians under Stalin shook Russia and shocked the world when it first appeared. Discover the importance of a piece of bread or an extra bowl of soup, the incredible luxury of a book, the ingenious possibilities of a nail, a piece of string or a single match in a world where survival is all. Here safety, warmth and food are the first objectives. Reading it, you enter a world of incarceration, brutality, hard manual labour and freezing cold - and participate in the struggle of men to survive both the terrible rigours of nature and the inhumanity of the system that defines their conditions of life.
By:
Alexander Solzhenitsyn Translated by:
Ralph Parker Imprint: Penguin Country of Publication: United Kingdom Dimensions:
Height: 198mm,
Width: 129mm,
Spine: 8mm
Weight: 112g ISBN:9780141184746 ISBN 10: 0141184744 Series:Penguin Modern Classics Pages: 144 Publication Date:12 December 2000 Audience:
General/trade
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ELT Advanced
Format:Paperback Publisher's Status: Active
