Solzhenitsyn: A Biography
Michael Scammell’s biography traces Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s life and writing through exile, repression, and political conflict at the center of twentieth-century Russian literature.
Work Information
It follows the exiled writer’s life from both literary and political angles.
The book details Solzhenitsyn’s path from the camps to exile and his life afterward. It reads his work and political reality together rather than separately.
Book Information
- Publisher
- W W Norton & Co Inc
- Published
- 1984-08-01
- Pages
- 1051 pages
- Language
- 英語
- Size
- 12.7 x 2.5 x 20.3 cm
- ISBN-13
- 9780393018028
- ISBN-10
- 0393018024
- Price
- 3299 JPY
- Category
- 洋書/Biographies & Memoirs
Draws on new materials made available by the Solzhenitsyn family and on interviews with the writer himself to create a profile of this complex personality and of the culture from which he emerged
Reviews
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Solzhenitsyn Biography
Althiugh I had a fairly good idea of Solzhenitysn's life & have read many of his major works this legendary biography filled in all of the remaining blanks. It does, however, not cover all of his life, only through the early 80's,
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The best in English
The Michael Scammell biography of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn is the best there is in English. Yes, many words, but all are worth it if you want to understand the life of this writer and important political dissident.
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very good condition for 2nd hand, no problems
Prompt delivery, ahead of scheduled time. Condition very good, as described.
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Five Stars
All fine.