Runyan99 Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 by Vasily Grossman. A massive novel set in Stalingrad, released in the 60's by a Soviet war correspondent, who spent time in the trenches. 800+ pages, apparently modeled after War and Peace. Banned by the Soviet regime, and smuggled out of the USSR via microfiche to the West. Hard to find at the moment, but I see that it is being re-released in paperback in May. I think I'll reserve a copy on Amazon. Anybody familiar with this book? 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wodin Posted April 11, 2006 Share Posted April 11, 2006 great novel 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wodin Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Its not centered on Stalingrad totally more its set al over a Russia with an immense cast during the time of the Stalingrad battles. I wholly recommend this novel for anyone who has an interest in Russia during WW2. Also Anthony Beavor has just written a book all about the Author and his time as a Russian war journalist during WW2. Another fantastic book. Other novels I'd recommend are. Siege: A Novel of the Eastern Front, 1942 by Russ Schneider http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0345475852/ref=pd_sim_b_dp_5/026-0349192-9378846 and Stalingrad by Theodor Plievier ( Not in print anymore but you can buy it secondhand from Amazon its well worth it) http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/0586027548/qid=1144832056/sr=1-39/ref=sr_1_2_39/026-0349192-9378846 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wodin Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 You can buy Life and Fate here. I bought it from here last year. http://www.amazon.co.uk/exec/obidos/ASIN/1860460194/qid=1144832387/sr=1-1/ref=sr_1_3_1/026-0349192-9378846 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Interlocutor Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Yes, a great novel, considered by many to be the best of the Soviet-era "socialist realism school" novels. My wife and I read it aloud to each other, evenings and car trips, over about a year or so, and enjoyed it immensely. A new autobiographical work covering Grossman's role in the war, "A Writer at War: Vasily Grossman with the Red Army, 1941-1945" was published just recently, to very good reviews. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Other Means Posted April 12, 2006 Share Posted April 12, 2006 Originally posted by Interlocutor: My wife and I read it aloud to each other, evenings and car trips, over about a year or so, and enjoyed it immensely. You need to keep hold of that one mate 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aco4bn187inf Posted April 13, 2006 Share Posted April 13, 2006 "A Writer at War" is very good. I recommend it. 0 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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