A masterpiece of 20th-century Russian literature--now in its first complete English translation "One of the greatest Russian writers of short stories" chronicles life in a Soviet gulag, drawing on his own years in a USSR prison camp and laying bare the perils of totalitarianism ( Financial Times ). Kolyma Stories is a masterpiece of twentieth-century literature, an epic array of short fictional tales reflecting the fifteen years that Varlam Shalamov spent in the Soviet Gulag. This is the first of two volumes ...
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A masterpiece of 20th-century Russian literature--now in its first complete English translation "One of the greatest Russian writers of short stories" chronicles life in a Soviet gulag, drawing on his own years in a USSR prison camp and laying bare the perils of totalitarianism ( Financial Times ). Kolyma Stories is a masterpiece of twentieth-century literature, an epic array of short fictional tales reflecting the fifteen years that Varlam Shalamov spent in the Soviet Gulag. This is the first of two volumes (the second to appear in 2019) that together will constitute the first complete English translation of Shalamov's stories and the only one to be based on the authorized Russian text. Shalamov spent six years as a slave in the gold mines of Kolyma before finding a less intolerable life as a paramedic in the prison camps. He began writing his account of life in Kolyma after Stalin's death in 1953. His stories are at once the biography of a rare survivor, a historical record of the Gulag, and a literary work of unparalleled creative power, insight, and conviction.
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Fine. Trade paperback (US). Glued binding. 768 p. In Stock. 100% Money Back Guarantee. Brand New, Perfect Condition, allow 4-14 business days for standard shipping. To Alaska, Hawaii, U.S. protectorate, P.O. box, and APO/FPO addresses allow 4-28 business days for Standard shipping. No expedited shipping. All orders placed with expedited shipping will be cancelled. Over 3, 000, 000 happy customers.
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As New. Size: 5x1x7; NYRB Classics. 2018. Trade Paperback As New. Translated from the Russian and with a Foreword by Donald Rayfield. Cover image: Emil Gataullin, from Kolyma, "In the Shadow of Time" 2014 It is estimated that some three million people died in the Soviet forced-labour camps of Kolyma, in the north-eastern area of Siberia. Shalamov spent seventeen years there, and in these stories he captures the lives of ordinary people caught up in terrible circumstances, their hopes and plans for no further than a few hours. This is the first of two volumes that will together constitute the first complete English translation of Shalamov's stories and the only one to be based on the authorized Russian text. (The second volume was published in 2019. ) 8 x 5 x 1.5 inches. xix, 741 pages. Notes. 2018, NYRB, NY.
