静かなドン (ジュニア版・世界の文学 15)
Set in the Don River basin, the novel follows Grigory Melekhov as he moves through a time of revolution and civil war. Family, love, war, and loyalty all collide, leaving a long and unsettling impression of people caught in the sweep of history.
Work Information
Through one Cossack family and one man’s choices, the novel captures the full force of revolution and civil war.
Centered on the lives of the Cossacks in the Don River region of southwestern Russia, the novel traces a family’s fate through the era of war and revolution. It is a classic long-form novel that draws readers in through both its epic scope and its close attention to individual feeling under historical pressure.
Review Summaries
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Readers praise the scale that turns a huge historical upheaval into a family story, along with the moral ambiguity that runs through the characters’ choices. It is often described as demanding because of its length, but also as powerful and lasting.
Book Information
- Publisher
- 金の星社
- Published
- 1968-01-01
- Pages
- 296 pages
- Language
- 日本語
- ISBN-13
- 9784323007755
- ISBN-10
- 4323007752
- Price
- 2090 JPY
- Category
- 本/文学・評論
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