Passionate and pround, Grigory Melekhov is the most memorable hero in soviet literature. He is at first attracted by the communists' promises of social justice, but soon repelled by their violent methods and finds himself embroiled in the Cossack campaign against them. His is a personal struggle in which loves and loyalties are tested to the full, but also a struggle which reflects the spirit of Russia as a whole during the years of revolution. Reflecting the mixed Cossack and peasant upbringing of Sholokhov himself, Quiet ...
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Passionate and pround, Grigory Melekhov is the most memorable hero in soviet literature. He is at first attracted by the communists' promises of social justice, but soon repelled by their violent methods and finds himself embroiled in the Cossack campaign against them. His is a personal struggle in which loves and loyalties are tested to the full, but also a struggle which reflects the spirit of Russia as a whole during the years of revolution. Reflecting the mixed Cossack and peasant upbringing of Sholokhov himself, Quiet Flows The Don introduces a myriad of caracters in work is essential to an understanding of modern which is essential to an appreciation of Russia's great literary tradition.
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Very Good. Size: 6x2x9; 1996 Carroll & Graf hard cover-1st edition 1st printing THUS-minor staining to closed page edge-slightest wear to edge of dust jacket (now in mylar cover) otherwise dust jacket and cover fine binding strong contents clean-enjoy.
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UsedGood. Hardcover; translated by Robert Daglish; revised and edited by Brian Murphy; fading and shelf wear to exterior; bump to bottom front corner; light soi ling to page edges; in good condition with clean text, firm binding. Dust j acket shows scuffing, light soiling, and a few small edge tears.
