528 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140186956
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 01 February 1995
Description
It is estimated that some three million people died in the Soviet forced-labour camps of Kolyma, in the northeastern area of Siberia. Shalamov himself spent seventeen years there, and in these stories he vividly captures the lives of ordinary peop...
Community Reviews Summary of 184 reviews
Moods
dark 90%
reflective 60%
informative 50%
sad 50%
tense 40%
emotional 20%
adventurous 10%
hopeful 10%
Pace
medium 40%
fast 10%
Average rating
Content Warnings
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Graphic
Animal cruelty, Death, GenocideModerate
Misogyny, TortureMinor
Pedophilia, Rape, Suicide
528 pages • first pub 1966 (editions)
ISBN/UID: 9780140186956
Format: Paperback
Language: English
Publisher: Penguin Group
Publication date: 01 February 1995
Description
It is estimated that some three million people died in the Soviet forced-labour camps of Kolyma, in the northeastern area of Siberia. Shalamov himself spent seventeen years there, and in these stories he vividly captures the lives of ordinary peop...
Community Reviews Summary of 184 reviews
Moods
dark 90%
reflective 60%
informative 50%
sad 50%
tense 40%
emotional 20%
adventurous 10%
hopeful 10%
Pace
medium 40%
fast 10%
Average rating
Content Warnings
Submitted by users as part of their reviews
Graphic
Animal cruelty, Death, GenocideModerate
Misogyny, TortureMinor
Pedophilia, Rape, Suicide