One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
The only English translation authorized by Aleksandr SolzhenitsynFirst published in the Soviet journalNovy Mirin 1962,One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovichstands as a classic of contemporary literature. The story of labor-camp inmate Ivan Denisovich Shukhov, it graphically describes his struggle to maintain his dignity in the face of communist oppression. An unforgettable portrait of the entire world of Stalin's forced work camps,One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovichis one of the most extraordinary literary documents to have emerged from the Soviet Union and confirms Solzhenitsyn's stature as "a literary genius whose talent matches that of Dosotevsky, Turgenev, Tolstoy"--Harrison SalisburyThis unexpurgated 1991 translation by H. T. Willetts is the only authorized edition available, and fully captures the power and beauty of the original Russian.
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- One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn - its about a russian soldier's life in a soviet labor camp and his fight for survival. Great read.
- When reading this question I just happened to recall a Soviet writer, who was Jewish, who I think did see the concentration camps and write about them but wasn't a victim of them.
But, this person didn't write in favor of communism despite being a writer in the Soviet Union. Their books were censored.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vasily_Grossman
I found his book "Everything Flows" to be extremely interesting. It is a fictional account of a Soviet gulag survivor returning to his home, and reflecting on the people he meets and his life.
https://www.amazon.com/Everything-Flows-Review-Books-Classic...
I think it's much better than "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich".
- I tend to alternate between Sci-Fi/Thriller and How-to-write.
Donald Maass - The Emotional Craft of Fiction
William Gibson - Idoru
Dean Koontz - Strangers
Dean Koontz - Watchers
James Scott Bell - How to Write Best-Selling Fiction
Yudhanjaya Wijeratne - The Salvage Crew (fn FANTASTIC!)
Then a classic like:
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn - One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
While a bit over-produced, this one was fantastic. Shame they didn't do the whole series.
Neil Gaiman - The Sandman
Rob Grant - Red Dwarf
Steven Pressfield - Nobody Wants to Read Your Sh*t
An Audible membership, I think, is totally worth it. Sure, audio books are available at libraries. But one must wait and wait.
- What we say is how we act.
The way you talk makes you sound like someone who would be an awful pain in the ass to be around. Pedantic and half baked.
While technically correct your analysis is only half formed.
You have much more reading to do.
Start with these books to get a clearer idea of why you're getting a negative response to your honestly held beliefs:
How to Win Friends and Influence People by Dale Carnegie
Surely You're Joking, Mr. Feynman! by Richard Feynman
And some extra credit:
Maps of Meaning by Jordan Peterson
Behave: The Biology of Humans at Our Best and Worst by Robert Sapolsky
One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
- Let's not forget about the pleasures of communism. "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" by Alexander Solzhenitsyn might be a worthwhile read.
- 10 years ago - The Gulag Archipelago (Abridged) or One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich : Solzhenitsyn
20 years ago - Meditations : Marcus Aurelius
30 years ago - Zen Flesh Zen Bones : Paul Reps
Any time: Anything by: Robert Sapolsky, John Gottman, Early Jonathan Lethem novels, Peter Clines, Margaret Atwood
