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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 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 Denisovich is 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…

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67 editions · 7 languages
  • Paperback · English · 2019
    One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
    Blurb · 94 pages · 9781388209049
  • Paperback · English · 2004
    Odin den' Ivana Denisovicha. Rasskazy 60-h godov
    Azbuka · 9785352001608
  • Paperback · English · 1995
    One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
    Signet · 9780451022950
  • Hardcover · English · 1995
    One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (Everyman's Library (Cloth))
    Everyman's Library · 192 pages · 9780679444640
  • Paperback · English · 1990
    Odin den Ivana Denisovicha
    Tsentr "Novyy mir" · 9785850600112
  • Audiobook · English · 1990
    Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovitch
    Olivia & Hill Pr · 9789993937814
CommunismForced laborFictionRussian fictionPolitical fictionPrison Life in FictionConcentration campsCommunism in literature