The Stalin Epigram: A Novel
Legendary spy novelist and bestselling author Robert Littell presents a luminous historical novel chronicling the famous Russian poet Osip Mandelstam's defiance of Stalin's regime, his subsequent exile, and his tragic death.
Legendary spy novelist and bestselling author Robert Littell presents a luminous historical novel chronicling the famous Russian poet Osip Mandelstam's defiance of Stalin's regime, his subsequent exile, and his tragic death.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9781416598657 (1416598650)
ASIN: B0058M9NKI
Publish date: June 1st 2010
Publisher: Simon & Schuster
Pages no: 384
Edition language: English
Category:
Novels,
Literature,
Cultural,
American,
Historical Fiction,
Contemporary,
Russia,
Spy Thriller,
Espionage,
Thriller,
Poetry
Very good historical fiction with a wonderful cast of characters. It is so readable, sometimes funny and often heartbreaking and if you are interested in reading about Stalin's terror this book brings it brilliantly, vividly and painfully to life.