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The only English translation authorized by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn First published in the Soviet journal Novy Mir in 1962, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich stands as a classic of contemporary literature. The story of labor-camp inmate Ivan Denisovich Shukhov, it graphically... read more
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Summary
The story of a day in the life of soviet gulag prisoner Ivan Denisovich Shukhov.
Memorable Quotes
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“A day without a dark cloud. Almost a happy day. There were three thousand six hundred and fifty-three days like that in his stretch. From the first clang of the rail to the last clang of the rail. Three thousand six hundred and fifty-three days. The three extra days were for leap years.”
Ivan Denisovich Shukhov
First Sentence
The hammer banged reveille on the rail outside camp HQ at five o'clock as always.
Table of Contents
Authors & Contributors
- Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (Author)
Other Contributors:
- H. T. Willetts (Translator)
- Ronald Harwood (Translator)
- Gillon R. Aitken (Translator)
- Ralph Parker (Translator)
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