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New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [1972]. First Printing. 19 cm, 69, wraps, illus., short underlining on p. 15, slight wear and soiling to covers. More
New York: Farrar, Straus and Giroux, [1972]. First Printing. 19 cm, 69, wraps, illus., short underlining on p. 15, slight wear and soiling to covers. More
New York: Dutton, 1963. ONLY AUTHORIZED EDITION. First Edition [stated] Presumed first printing. Hardcover. Format is approximately 5.75 inches by 8.25 inches. 160 pages. Foreword by Alexander Tvardovsky. Introduction by Marvin L. Kalb. DJ has some wear, tears, soiling and chips. Printed note from Publisher laid in stating that "authorization" of this edition had been withdrawn, principally because approval had not been given to the introduction by Marvin L. Kalb. Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn (11 December 1918 – 3 August 2008) was a Russian novelist. One of the most famous Soviet dissidents, Solzhenitsyn was an outspoken critic of communism and helped to raise global awareness of political repression in the Soviet Union, in particular the Gulag system. While a captain in the Red Army during World War II, Solzhenitsyn was arrested by the SMERSH and sentenced to eight years in the Gulag and then internal exile for criticizing Soviet leader Joseph Stalin in a private letter. As a result of the Khrushchev Thaw, Solzhenitsyn was released and exonerated. He pursued writing novels about repression in the Soviet Union and his experiences. He published his first novel, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich in 1962, with approval from Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, which was an account of Stalinist repression. Solzhenitsyn's last work to be published in the Soviet Union was Matryona's Place in 1963. In 1974 Solzhenitsyn lost his Soviet citizenship and was flown to West Germany. In 1976, he moved with his family to the United States. In 1990, before the dissolution of the Soviet Union, his citizenship was restored, and later he returned to Russia, where he remained until his death in 2008. More
London: Victor Gollancz Ltd., 1963. First U.K. Edition thus, presumed first printing. Hardcover. 21 cm, 192 pages. DJ has some wear, soiling, tears and chips. Bookplate of previous owner inside front cover. Occasional footnotes. Ralph Parker's translation was the first to be published in English. The book's publication was an extraordinary event in Soviet literary history, since never before had an account of Stalinist repressions been openly distributed. Solzhenitsyn was awarded the 1970 Nobel Prize in Literature "for the ethical force with which he has pursued the indispensable traditions of Russian literature". One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich was specifically mentioned in the Nobel Prize presentation speech when the Nobel Committee awarded Solzhenitsyn the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1970. Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn (11 December 1918 – 3 August 2008) was a Russian novelist, philosopher, historian, short story writer, and political prisoner. Solzhenitsyn was an outspoken critic of communism and helped to raise global awareness of political repression in the Soviet Union, in particular the Gulag system. While serving during WWII, Solzhenitsyn was arrested and sentenced to eight years in the Gulag and then internal exile for criticizing Stalin. As a result of the Khrushchev Thaw, Solzhenitsyn was released. He pursued writing novels about repressions in the Soviet Union. He published his first novel, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich in 1962, with approval from Khrushchev, which was an account of Stalinist repressions. Solzhenitsyn's last work to be published in the Soviet Union was Matryona's Place in 1963. More
New York: Farrar , Straus and Giroux, 1971. Revised from 1970 British edition [Sphere Books]. Hardcover. Format is approximately 5.25 inches by 8 inches. 173, [3] pages. This was issued after Solzhenitsyn was awarded the Nobel Prize. He was awarded the 1970 Nobel Prize in Literature "for the ethical force with which he has pursued the indispensable traditions of Russian literature". One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich was specifically mentioned in the Nobel Prize presentation speech when the Nobel Committee awarded Solzhenitsyn the Nobel Prize in Literature in 1970. The present edition stated that 'it makes this great book available in an excellent new translation from the Russian by Gillon Aitken. It brings the reader as close as possible to both the spirit and the letter of the original. DJ has some wear, tears and soiling. Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn (11 December 1918 – 3 August 2008) was a Russian novelist, philosopher, historian, short story writer, and political prisoner. Solzhenitsyn was an outspoken critic of communism and helped to raise global awareness of political repression in the Soviet Union, in particular the Gulag system. While serving during WWII, Solzhenitsyn was arrested and sentenced to eight years in the Gulag and then internal exile for criticizing Stalin. As a result of the Khrushchev Thaw, Solzhenitsyn was released. He pursued writing novels about repressions in the Soviet Union. He published his first novel, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich in 1962, with approval from Khrushchev, which was an account of Stalinist repressions. Solzhenitsyn's last work to be published in the Soviet Union was Matryona's Place in 1963. More
New York: Association Press, 1973. Reprint of YMCA-Press edition published in Paris. Trade paperback. 606, [2] pages. Stamp on back cover. Ding at back cover. Footnotes. Illustrations. Text is in Russian. This includes Part I and II ONLY. Aleksandr Isayevich Solzhenitsyn (11 December 1918 – 3 August 2008) was a Russian writer. A prominent Soviet dissident, Solzhenitsyn was an outspoken critic of communism and helped to raise global awareness of political repression in the Soviet Union, in particular the Gulag system. While serving as a captain in the Red Army during World War II, Solzhenitsyn was arrested by SMERSH and sentenced to eight years in the Gulag and then internal exile for criticizing Soviet leader Joseph Stalin in a private letter. As a result of his experience in prison and the camps, he gradually became a philosophically minded Eastern Orthodox Christian. As a result of the Khrushchev Thaw, Solzhenitsyn was released and exonerated. He pursued writing novels about repression in the Soviet Union and his experiences. He published his first novel, One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich in 1962, with approval from Soviet leader Nikita Khrushchev, which was an account of Stalinist repressions. Solzhenitsyn's last work to be published in the Soviet Union was Matryona's Place in 1963. Following the removal of Khrushchev from power, the Soviet authorities attempted to discourage Solzhenitsyn from continuing to write. He continued to work on further novels and their publication in other countries including Cancer Ward in 1966, In the First Circle in 1968, August 1914 in 1971, and The Gulag Archipelago in 1973, the publication of which outraged the Soviet authorities. More
Berkeley, CA: Southeast Asia Resource Center, 1977. Presumed first edition/first printing. The Human Rights Issue. Wraps. 28 cm. 44 pages. Illustrations. Footnotes. More
New York: McGraw-Hill, c1989. First Printing. 24 cm, 387, illus., glossary. More
Lafayette, LA: Huntington House Publishers, 1993. Presumed First Edition/First Printing Limited Edition. Hardcover. 177 pages. Bibliography, notes, small tear at DJ spine, "X" on front endpaper. Signed by the author. More
Seoul, South Korea: The Institute for South-North Korean Studies and The Korea Herald Inc., 1993. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Wraps. 62, [2] pages. Map. Cover has some wear and soiling. Conditions inside North Korean prison camps are unsanitary and life-threatening. Prisoners are subject to torture and inhumane treatment. Public and secret executions of prisoners, especially in cases of attempted escape, are commonplace. The mortality rate is very high, because many prisoners die of starvation, illnesses, work accidents, or torture. The DPRK government denies all allegations of human rights violations in prison camps, claiming that this is prohibited by criminal procedure law, but former prisoners testify that there are completely different rules in the prison camps. Many other former prisoners, including Kang Chol-hwan and Shin Dong-hyuk, gave detailed and consistent testimonies on the human rights crimes in North Korean prison camps. According to the testimony of former camp guard Ahn Myong Chol of Camp 22, the guards are trained to treat the detainees as subhuman. The North Korean prison camp facilities can be distinguished into large internment camps for political prisoners and reeducation prison camps. More
New York: A. A. Knopf, 1990. First Edition. First? Printing. 22 cm, 125, slight wear and soiling to DJ. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1986. First Printing. 351, illus., map, appendix, faint stamp on title page, some soiling to fore-edge, DJ somewhat soiled. More
New York: Simon and Schuster, 1986. First Printing. 351, illus., map, appendix, stray mark on front flyleaf, board corners somewhat bumped. More
Berlin: Stiftung Topographie des Terrors, 2005. Presumed First Edition, First printing. Trade paperback. Format is approximately 8.5 inches by 10 inches. 240 pages. Illustrations. Appendix. Folding front and back covers. Slight cover wear. Some corners creased. This is a catalogue of an Exhibition that opened on 11 August 2005. The Topography of Terror Foundation was founded by the Berlin Senate as a dependent foundation under public law on January 28, 1992. It was constituted as an independent foundation through the law of 1995. The foundation is supported by the state of Berlin and the Federal Republic of Germany. According to the statutes, the purpose of the Topography of Terror Foundation is to relay historical information about National Socialism and its crimes and to encourage people to actively confront this history and its aftermath since 1945. Between 1933 and 1945 up to 15,000 political opponents were interrogated for days, weeks or months in the "police custody" at the "House Prison". As individuals or groups they chose refusal, protest and resistance, and many of them lost their lives in the process. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1980. 23 cm, 31, wraps. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1994. 23 cm, 133, wraps. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1983. 24 cm, 529, wraps, slight waviness to text. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1995. 24 cm, 163, wraps. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1981. 24 cm, 56, wraps, map, rear pages crinkled. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1999. 23 cm, 299, wraps, some wear and soiling to covers, rear page creased. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1995. 23 cm, 75, wraps, corner dinged. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1998. 24 cm, 60, wraps. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 2006. First? Edition. First? Printing. 136, wraps. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 2005. First? Edition. First? Printing. 10, wraps First Session on H. Con. Res. 81. Serial No. 109-45. Joint markup before the House Committee on International Relations, Subcommittee on Africa, Global Human Rights and International Operations and the Subcommittee on the Western Hemisphere. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 2006. First? Edition. First? Printing. 96, wraps. More
Washington, DC: GPO, 1995. 23 cm, 19, wraps. More