Apricot Jam and Other Stories by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
In this, his atmospheric final work of fiction, the Nobel Prize-winning author of One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich introduces an unforgettable set of characters whose day-to-day lives are transformed under the pressures of Soviet rule. These stories confirm Solzhenitsyn's position alongside Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky and Gogol as one of Russia's great writers.-
The Living Mountain
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The Outrun
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The Penelopiad
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Bird by Bird
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Hope In The Dark
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The Secret River
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Ham On Rye
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Life Of Pi
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The Garden of Evening Mists
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The Death of Bunny Munro
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No One Belongs Here More Than You
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A Fortunate Man
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Dreams From My Father
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The Crimson Petal And The White
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A Tale for the Time Being
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Under The Skin
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Widow Basquiat
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Walking Through Clear Water In a Pool Painted Black
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I'm Not Scared
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Sex & Rage
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Girl Meets Boy
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To the River
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Gold from the Stone
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Incognito
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The Minotaur Takes A Cigarette Break
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Lanark
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The Cone-Gatherers
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The Tartar Steppe
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The First Bad Man
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The Gift of Rain
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Close to the Knives
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The Cutting Room
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The Good Man Jesus and the Scoundrel Christ
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We
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Poetry Unbound
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Hunger
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Guantanamo Diary
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L.A. Woman
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The Weatherhouse
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Neither Wolf Nor Dog
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The Lieutenant
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The True Adventures of the Rolling Stones
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One Moonlit Night
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The Gift
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The Spare Room
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Pimp: The Story Of My Life
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Trout Fishing in America
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A Golden Age
One of the greatest writers of his time * * Guardian * *
A remarkable human being, a visionary, a crusader in the simplest sense, who was steered in his writing, as in his actions, by a deep sense of justice * * Daily Telegraph * *
What was forgotten was how great a writer Solzhenitsyn wasBut now we are reminded with these nine short stories written shortly after his return to Russia and published posthumously in an excellent translation . . . The more experimental 'binary' or two-part tales, which dominate this collection, share the qualities of Solzhenitsyn's finest prose: its precision and visual clarity; the subtle irony and humour of its tone; its moral truth; and the skilful crafting and shaping of the story for emotional effect * * The Times * *
Read these stories for a reminder of an extraordinary life, for the range of the interests they encompass and for a pugnacious moral energy that even the octogenarian writer was hard pressed to tame * * Guardian * *
In terms of the effect he has had on history, Solzhenitsyn is the dominant writer of [the twentieth] century -- David Remnick * * New Yorker * *
Described by scholars as ranking alongside his best work . . . one of the publishing events of the autumn * * Observer * *
In probing the relationship between action and belief during times of crisis, Solzhenitsyn is unsurpassed * * The Times * *
A great book . . . absolutely terrific -- John Carey
With its unapologetic moralising and blunt irony, Apricot Jam is a perfect introduction to the stories in this volume. The binary method is essentially a satirical device, designed to capture the doubleness - and double-facedness - of Russian life under communism * * New Statesman * *
As fresh as masterpieces such as Cancer Ward or Matryona's Home -- Victor Sebestyen * * Sunday Times * *
A remarkable human being, a visionary, a crusader in the simplest sense, who was steered in his writing, as in his actions, by a deep sense of justice * * Daily Telegraph * *
What was forgotten was how great a writer Solzhenitsyn wasBut now we are reminded with these nine short stories written shortly after his return to Russia and published posthumously in an excellent translation . . . The more experimental 'binary' or two-part tales, which dominate this collection, share the qualities of Solzhenitsyn's finest prose: its precision and visual clarity; the subtle irony and humour of its tone; its moral truth; and the skilful crafting and shaping of the story for emotional effect * * The Times * *
Read these stories for a reminder of an extraordinary life, for the range of the interests they encompass and for a pugnacious moral energy that even the octogenarian writer was hard pressed to tame * * Guardian * *
In terms of the effect he has had on history, Solzhenitsyn is the dominant writer of [the twentieth] century -- David Remnick * * New Yorker * *
Described by scholars as ranking alongside his best work . . . one of the publishing events of the autumn * * Observer * *
In probing the relationship between action and belief during times of crisis, Solzhenitsyn is unsurpassed * * The Times * *
A great book . . . absolutely terrific -- John Carey
With its unapologetic moralising and blunt irony, Apricot Jam is a perfect introduction to the stories in this volume. The binary method is essentially a satirical device, designed to capture the doubleness - and double-facedness - of Russian life under communism * * New Statesman * *
As fresh as masterpieces such as Cancer Ward or Matryona's Home -- Victor Sebestyen * * Sunday Times * *
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1970 and his work continues to receive international acclaim. Through his writings, particularly The Gulag Archipelago and One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich, he helped to make the world aware of the Gulag, the Soviet Union's forced labour camp system. He was expelled from the Soviet Union in 1974 and returned to Russia in 1994. He died in 2008.
These stories have been translated by Kenneth Lantz and Stephan Solzhenitsyn.
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| ISBN 13 | 9781786894236 |
| ISBN 10 | 1786894238 |
| Title | Apricot Jam and Other Stories |
| Author | Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn |
| Series | Canons |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Canongate Books |
| Year published | 2018-12-06 |
| Number of pages | 384 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
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