The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom by Slavomir Rawicz

The Long Walk: The True Story of a Trek to Freedom

Slavomir Rawicz

256 pages first pub 1956 (editions)

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Slavomir Rawicz was a young Polish cavalry officer. On 19 November 1939 he was arrested by the Russians and, after brutal interrogation and a farce of a trial, he was sentenced to 25 years' hard labour in the Gulags. This is his story.

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adventurous 75%
inspiring 65%
hopeful 46%
emotional 43%
sad 37%
tense 34%
reflective 31%
dark 28%
informative 25%
challenging 21%
lighthearted 3%

Pace

medium 53%
fast 31%
slow 15%

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