At the height of Stalin's postwar terror, Innokenty, a young diplomat and scion of a corrupt ruling class, discovers an earlier and more spiritual tradition than that adopted by the October Revolution, the beginning of a process which is Solzhenitsyn's basic theme: the individual's experience of acquiring an immortal soul. Unwisely but generously, Innokenty helps a friend in danger of arrest, only to be arrested himself and sent to a special prison. This, the archetype of the Gulag, is described with masterful ...
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At the height of Stalin's postwar terror, Innokenty, a young diplomat and scion of a corrupt ruling class, discovers an earlier and more spiritual tradition than that adopted by the October Revolution, the beginning of a process which is Solzhenitsyn's basic theme: the individual's experience of acquiring an immortal soul. Unwisely but generously, Innokenty helps a friend in danger of arrest, only to be arrested himself and sent to a special prison. This, the archetype of the Gulag, is described with masterful psychological insight. There are no heroes and hardly any villains; oppressors are no less victims then the oppressed. In the great tradition of the Russian novel, The First Circle is both a brooding account of human nature and a scrupulously exact description of a historical period.
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Add this copy of The First Circle to cart. $5.86, good condition, Sold by BooksRun rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Philadelphia, PA, UNITED STATES, published 1968 by Harper and Row.
Add this copy of The First Circle to cart. $24.72, poor condition, Sold by Anybook rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Lincoln, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1971 by Collins & Harvill Press.
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This is an ex-library book and may have the usual library/used-book markings inside. This book has hardback covers. In poor condition, suitable as a reading copy. No dust jacket. Please note the Image in this listing is a stock photo and may not match the covers of the actual item, 750grams, ISBN: 000261247X.
Add this copy of The First Circle to cart. $24.85, like new condition, Sold by West Coast Bookseller rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Moorpark, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1968 by Harper and Row.
Add this copy of The First Circle to cart. $27.15, like new condition, Sold by West Coast Bookseller rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Moorpark, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1968 by Harper and Row.
Add this copy of The First Circle to cart. $31.10, good condition, Sold by Bonita rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Newport Coast, CA, UNITED STATES, published 1968 by Harper and Row.
Add this copy of The First Circle [Hardcover] Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr I. to cart. $35.00, very good condition, Sold by Twice Sold Tales rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Ashfield, MA, UNITED STATES, published 1968 by Harper and Row.
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Very Good. 1968 Harper & Row hard cover-1st edition 1st printing-minor wear to edge of dust jacket (now in mylar cover)-note inside cover-slight stain on page edge-otherwise cover and binding strong contents clean-a fine collectible-enjoy.
Add this copy of The First Circle to cart. $44.00, good condition, Sold by Chapter 1 Books rated 5.0 out of 5 stars, ships from Johannesburg, SOUTH AFRICA, published 1968 by Collins & Harvill Press.
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Good in Good jacket. The jacket is bit edge worn and shelf rubbed. the laminate is lifting a bit here and there. some foxing. marked. previous owner's inscription. internally clean and tightly bound. [P.O. ]
Add this copy of The First Circle to cart. $102.94, new condition, Sold by GridFreed rated 4.0 out of 5 stars, ships from North Las Vegas, NV, UNITED STATES, published 1968 by Harper and Row.
