Description
Set against the final years of Stalin’s rule, this powerful novel follows individuals struggling to preserve their identities, relationships, and moral convictions beneath the crushing pressure of Soviet repression. As political fear reaches into every corner of daily life, personal loyalties collide with the demands of survival and conformity. Exploring memory, guilt, courage, and the human cost of totalitarianism, the book offers a sweeping and deeply personal portrait of a society shaped by suspicion. Its restrained yet emotionally forceful prose gives intimate weight to one of the defining tragedies of the twentieth century.
Available Editions
paperback
Little, Brown
Published Jan 1, 1996
473 pages
ISBN: 0316763799
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Details
First Published
1994
Language
eng
Translation
Original: Прах и пепел
From: rus
Content Warnings
Content and trigger warnings for Dust and Ashes by Anatoli Rybakov.