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528 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140186956
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 01 February 1995
Description
It is estimated that some three million people died in the Soviet forced-labour camps of Kolyma, in the northeastern area of Siberia. Shalamov himself spent seventeen years there, and in these stories he vividly captures the lives of ordinary peop...
Community Reviews Summary of 234 reviews
Moods
challenging 84%
sad 61%
reflective 53%
informative 46%
tense 38%
emotional 23%
adventurous 7%
hopeful 7%
Pace
medium 46%
fast 7%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Torture, Death, GenocideModerate
MisogynyMinor
Suicide, Pedophilia, Rape
528 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140186956
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 01 February 1995
Description
It is estimated that some three million people died in the Soviet forced-labour camps of Kolyma, in the northeastern area of Siberia. Shalamov himself spent seventeen years there, and in these stories he vividly captures the lives of ordinary peop...
Community Reviews Summary of 234 reviews
Moods
challenging 84%
sad 61%
reflective 53%
informative 46%
tense 38%
emotional 23%
adventurous 7%
hopeful 7%
Pace
medium 46%
fast 7%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Torture, Death, GenocideModerate
MisogynyMinor
Suicide, Pedophilia, Rape