One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
Registered by rvronsky of Colorado Springs, Colorado USA on 12/14/2003
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Dear Reader:
I'm not a big fan of Solzhenitsyn I'm afraid to say, but there's something overwhelming powerful in this work. Written in 1962, it was an act of exceptional courage on the author's part to have this work published in the Soviet Union. In language that is simple, direct, and profound, Solzhenitsyn paints a graphic portrait of life in a Stalinist labour camp, and in doing so illustrates to the reader how man can prevail over systematic, relentless dehuminization. For many in Russia, this was the first book to detail the terrors of the Gulag system. Yes, this slim volume, despite my opinion of Solzhenitsyn later writings, deserves to be called a literary "classic".
I hope that you'll enjoy it.
Sincerely,
R. Vronsky
I'm not a big fan of Solzhenitsyn I'm afraid to say, but there's something overwhelming powerful in this work. Written in 1962, it was an act of exceptional courage on the author's part to have this work published in the Soviet Union. In language that is simple, direct, and profound, Solzhenitsyn paints a graphic portrait of life in a Stalinist labour camp, and in doing so illustrates to the reader how man can prevail over systematic, relentless dehuminization. For many in Russia, this was the first book to detail the terrors of the Gulag system. Yes, this slim volume, despite my opinion of Solzhenitsyn later writings, deserves to be called a literary "classic".
I hope that you'll enjoy it.
Sincerely,
R. Vronsky
Journal Entry 2 by rvronsky at CC Campus in Colorado Springs, Colorado USA on Sunday, December 14, 2003
Released on Sunday, December 14, 2003 at CC campus in Colorado Springs, Colorado USA.
This book can be located near the entrance of Slocum Commons
This book can be located near the entrance of Slocum Commons
