Alexander Solzhenitsyn: A Century in His Life

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Thomas has prepared this extraordinary work on Alexander Solzhenitsyn, the Russian Nobel Laureate for Literature. He paints a deeply affecting portrait of the intricate relationship between Solzhenitsyn's life & his art, always framing this biography in the context of the historical times. Beginning with the years of Revolution & Civil War, Solzhenitsyn's life embodies the cruelty, passion, & chaos that have characterized Russian history over the last century. This account covers all the major periods of the Russian author's remarkable life, from childhood to his years in the Stalinist labor camps, his battle against censorship & his expulsion from the U.S.S.R. in 1974, & his Vermont period & return to a Russia. Photos.