The No1 Ethical retailer for Books, CD’s, DVD’s & Games
30 Day Refund Guarantee

Alexander Solzhenitsyn

Alexander Solzhenitsyn

by D . M . Thomas (Author)

  • Used

    Paperback 1999

    $6.30

  • Used

    Hardcover 1998

    $3.44
Synopsis

Nobel Laureate for Literature, campaigner for human rights, advocate of free speech and merciless critic of the Soviet system, Alexander Solzhenitsyn has lived a life which will serve as a permanent reminder of the crimes committed in the name of Communism. A completely absorbing portrait of one of the few defining figures of the 20th century. D.M. Thomas's biography is the story not just of one of the century's most influential writers but the history of Russia itself.

$6.30

Save:$10.97 (64%)

Quantity

1 in stock

More Information

Format: Paperback
 Pages: 608
 Edition: New edition
 Publisher: Abacus
Published: 04 Feb 1999
ISBN 10: 0349111154
ISBN 13: 9780349111155
Book Overview: *Advertising in THE GUARDIAN, THE TIMES and THE DAILY TELEGRAPH (books section) *Paperback review round-ups in the national press *Submitted for key trade promotions

Media Reviews
Masterful, even Tolstoyan * DAILY TELEGRAPH *
Written with the verve of an exciting thriller * Orlando Figes, The TIMES *
This is not a book about Alexander Solzhenitsyn. It is the book...D.M Thomas presents us with a huge historical canvas- a history of twentieth-century Russia seen through the eyes of its most difficult customer; a biography of Solzhenitsyn through the lens of historical experience. Thomas's book therefore reads like a historical novel. And because it has the generosity needed by the creator of fiction, its gives us back our reasons for revering Solzhenitsyn while recognising his feet of clay. It is difficult to think of a literary biography that has impressed me more. * A.N Wilson *
Superb... so deeply has [Thomas] felt into the puzzles and contradictions of Solzhenitsyn's authorial genius that a real man seems to come alive as if for the first time... This is the most enlightening book on Solzhenitsyn's life and politics, his timeless * 'An extraordinary accomplishment...so marvellously readable. In it I feel that Solzhenitsyn appears whole for the first time.' *
Author Bio
D.M. Thomas is not only the author of the now-classic novel, THE WHITE HOTEL, but is a Russian literature scholar from years back. This is his first biography, and he has spent four years researching the work.