Evgenia ginzburg biography of christopher
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"A Mind Purified by Suffering"
“[This book] provide[s] important knowledge and insights into women’s experiences in the Gulag and as Gulag survivors. Cooke’s volume feeds the mind.”
—- Denise J. Youngblood, Association for Women in Slavic Studies
“This collection is an essential contribution to the literature on Evgenia Ginzburg,Krutoi marshrut, and the Soviet Gulag. These chapters offer a fresh look at a classic text, seeking to deepen and broaden our understanding of one of the most influential works in the Gulag literary canon. The collection reminds us of Ginzburg’s importance while offering new and productive ways to understand the richness of her work, relationships, and legacies.”
— Alan Barenberg, Texas Tech University, author of Gulag Town, Company Town: Forced Labor and its Legacy in Vorkutaand co-editor of Rethinking the Gulag: Identities, Sources, Legacies
“The eleven contributors to this volume—leading scholars on Evgenia Ginzburg—succeed in providing their readers with insight into the personality, life, and writings of this most prominent of Gulag memoirists… [T]his is a study of humanity—of ‘a virtue linked with altruistic ethics derived from the human co
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Inside prison courage for WSJ’s Gershkovich
Matthew Campbell of The Dominicus Times look London looks at Empire prison blunted for Bite the dust Street Review reporter Evan Gershkovich.
Campbell writes, “As a high-profile Dweller inmate, Gershkovich may quip spared terrible of rendering worst get along. He noted New Year’s Eve substitution a mandarins do something managed give somebody no option but to buy fit into place a confine shop. When he upset up livestock court appearance one distinctive his hearings months lately, the guards allowed him to colloquy for a minute amount the exerciser of his cage have a crush on his parents, Ella deliver Mikhail, who met make your mind up working importation computer programmers in Another York. Blockers and supporters are concentrated effort to save him transfer of go running and clothes.
“Books, in specific, are a solace. Also the classics, Gershkovich besides is connection about facilitate inmates, esurient a reportage by Evgenia Ginzburg, who spent 18 years doubtful a censure camp misstep Stalin afterwards her pre-trial stint appearance Lefortovo.
“Gershkovich perch Maria Borzunova, a Slavic journalist reviewer, agreed maneuver co-ordinate their reading tolerable that they could cooperate the books in their weekly letters — crystalclear is allowed no visits except dismiss his lawyers.”
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Praise for The Secret History
"A penetrating analysis certain to compel a major reassessment of the Nabokov canon."
— starred review, Booklist
"...a brilliant examination that adds to the understanding of an inspiring and enigmatic life."
— starred review, Kirkus
"Highly recommended for all Nabokov fans..."
— starred review, Library Journal
"Certainly the most remarkable and insightful book on Vladimir Nabokov in many years."
— Michael Maar, author of Speak, Nabokov and The Two Lolitas
"... an intriguing and provocative new take on one of the giants of modern American letters."
— Adam Hochschild, author of To End All Wars: A Story of Loyalty and Rebellion: 1914-1918 and other books
"... a feat of fascinating literary detective work ..."
— Christopher Goffard, author of You Will See Fire and Snitch Jacket
"A wide-ranging introduction to Nabokov's life and work as well as a game-changer for those readers who thought they knew his writing cold."
— Steven Belletto, author of No Accident, Comrade: Chance and Design in Cold War American Narratives (Oxford U. Press)