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I am not sure how readable Solzhenytsin is in English, but his Russian is atrocious (he was also obviously not a nice person). For sheer horror of life in work
by Fins 9y ago
I am not sure how readable Solzhenytsin is in English, but his Russian is atrocious (he was also obviously not a nice person).
For sheer horror of life in worker's paradise, I think Varlam Shalamov's [0] Kolyma stories are much better written.
[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varlam_Shalamov https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Varlam_Shalamov
- emmelaich 9y agoYeah, no-one in the west liked him much either. Perhaps it takes an angry unpleasant person to tell the truth? Thanks for the link; I'll look it up.
- Fins 9y agoYou don't necessarily have to be a self-promoting a*hole either, though. You're welcome. Haven't really checked if translations of Shalamov into English are any good, but originals are. Not something you would read for pleasure though.