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The Stalin Epigram

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The Stalin Epigram

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Moscow, 1934. As thousands of peasant farmers starve under Stalin's regime of collectivisation, Osip Mandelstam, perhaps the greatest Russian poet of the twentieth century, defies the Kremlin with a few short, audacious lines of verse - a searing indictment of Stalin secretly recited to a handful of friends and fellow artists. When a transcript of the work falls into the hands of the secret police, the poet is taken from his home to Lubyanka prison under accusations of counter-revolutionary activities that carry the highest penalty, and his fate - as well as the fates of those close to him - is cast into bleak uncertainty. A fictional portrait based on a riveting historical episode, "The Stalin Epigram" is narrated in turn by Mandelstam himself, his devoted wife, and his great friends the poets Boris Pasternak and Anna Akhmatova, amongst other vividly imagined characters. A gripping and memorable achievement of rigorous research and extraordinary empathy, bestselling author Robert Littell's latest novel is a compelling testament to human courage and endurance.

Author Biography:

Robert Littell is the bestselling author of numerous works, including "The Company", "Vicious Circle" and "The Once and Future Spy". A former "Newsweek" journalist, Littell is an American living in France.
Release date Australia
May 13th, 2010
Audience
  • General (US: Trade)
Pages
304
ISBN-13
9780715639030
Product ID
4076572

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