ISBN10: 0099506165, ISBN13: 9780099506164, [publisher: Vintage] Softcover Englisch
[Prague, Czech Republic] [Publication Year: 2006]
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ISBN10: 1841594032, ISBN13: 9781841594033, [publisher: Everyman Mär 2022] Hardcover Neuware - Based around the pivotal WWII battle of Stalingrad (1942-3), where the German advance into Russia was eventually halted by the Red Army, and around an extended family, the Shaposhnikovs, and their many friends and acquaintances, Life and Fate recounts the experience of characters caught up in an immense struggle between opposing armies and ideologies. Nazism and Communism are appallingly similar, 'two poles of one magnet', as a German camp commander tells a shocked old Bolshevik prisoner. At the height of the battle Russian soldiers and citizens alike are at last able to speak out as they choose, and without reprisal - an unexpected and short-lived moment of freedom. Grossman himself was on the front line as a war correspondent at Stalingrad - hence his gripping battle scenes, though these are more than matched by the drama of the individual conscience struggling against massive pressure to submit to the State. He knew all about this from experience too. His central character, Viktor Shtrum, eventually succumbs, but each delay and act of resistance is a moral victory. Though he writes unsparingly of war, terror and totalitarianism, Grossman also tells of the acts of 'senseless kindness' that redeem humanity, and his message remains one of hope. He dedicates his book, the labour of ten years, and which he did not live to see published, to his mother, ...

Vintage 2006 Revised ed. Softcover New 896 pages. 7.80x5.08x1.73 inches.

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Harvill Press 2003 Revised ed. Trade paperback This item shows signs of wear from consistent use, but it remains in good condition and works perfectly. All pages and cover are intact, but may have aesthetic issues such as small tears, bends, scratches, and scuffs. Spine may also show signs of wear. Pages may include some notes and highlighting. May include "From the library of" labels. Satisfaction Guaranteed.

The Harvill Press 1995-01-01 Revised ed. Paperback Fair Size: 5x1x8; Cover differs from the item pictured. Softbound book with a large remainder mark on the bottom edge in black felt pen. Abrasions visible at all corners of spine, which is uncreased. Medium shelfwear rubbing to all surfaces, and light age toning to all edges of text. Sticker ghost on rear wrap. A very serviceable reading copy.

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ISBN10: 1841594032, ISBN13: 9781841594033, [publisher: Everyman] Hardcover New Book. Shipped from UK. Established seller since 2000.
[Fairford, GLOS, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2022]

ISBN10: 1841594032, ISBN13: 9781841594033, [publisher: Everyman Mär 2022] Hardcover Neuware - Based around the pivotal WWII battle of Stalingrad (1942-3), where the German advance into Russia was eventually halted by the Red Army, and around an extended family, the Shaposhnikovs, and their many friends and acquaintances, Life and Fate recounts the experience of characters caught up in an immense struggle between opposing armies and ideologies. Nazism and Communism are appallingly similar, 'two poles of one magnet', as a German camp commander tells a shocked old Bolshevik prisoner. At the height of the battle Russian soldiers and citizens alike are at last able to speak out as they choose, and without reprisal - an unexpected and short-lived moment of freedom. Grossman himself was on the front line as a war correspondent at Stalingrad - hence his gripping battle scenes, though these are more than matched by the drama of the individual conscience struggling against massive pressure to submit to the State. He knew all about this from experience too. His central character, Viktor Shtrum, eventually succumbs, but each delay and act of resistance is a moral victory. Though he writes unsparingly of war, terror and totalitarianism, Grossman also tells of the acts of 'senseless kindness' that redeem humanity, and his message remains one of hope. He dedicates his book, the labour of ten years, and which he did not live to see published, to his mother, ...

ISBN10: 0099506165, ISBN13: 9780099506164, [publisher: Vintage Classics] Softcover 2006. New Ed. Paperback. A novel that focuses on overshadowing the lives of a huge cast of Russian and German characters which looms the battle of Stalingrad. Num Pages: 912 pages. BIC Classification: FA. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 198 x 130 x 48. Weight in Grams: 658. . . . . .
[Galway, GY, Ireland] [Publication Year: 2006]

ISBN10: 1860460194, ISBN13: 9781860460197, [publisher: Harvill Press] Softcover Connecting readers with great books since 1972! Used books may not include companion materials, and may have some shelf wear or limited writing. We ship orders daily and Customer Service is our top priority!
[Dallas, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1995]

ISBN10: 059332126X, ISBN13: 9780593321263, [publisher: Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2022-05-24, New York] Hardcover Language: ENG
[Oxford, OX, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2022]

New York Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group 2022 Hard cover New in new dust jacket.

ISBN10: 1860460194, ISBN13: 9781860460197, [publisher: Harvill, London] Softcover Corners a little bumped. Pages are free from notes or highlighting. Bindings firm, spine intact. Otherwise, a good used copy. Publisher's note: "A novel centred around the Battle of Stalingrad." Size: 21.6 x 13.6 x 4.4 cm. 880 pp. Shipped Weight: 1-2 kilos. Category: Fiction; Russia (Federation)--Volgograd; Soviet Union; Social conditions; Russia (Federation); Families; Military campaigns; Jews; Russian fiction; ISBN: 1860460194. ISBN/EAN: 9781860460197. Add. Inventory No: 230202ABJ012053.
[Oxford, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 1995]

London Random House 2006 Revised ed. Trade paperback New in new dust jacket.

ISBN10: 1784871966, ISBN13: 9781784871963, [publisher: Random House 2017-01-05, London] Softcover Language: ENG
[Oxford, OX, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2017]

ISBN10: 1841594032, ISBN13: 9781841594033, [publisher: Everyman 2022-03-24, London] Hardcover Language: ENG
[Oxford, OX, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2022]

London Random House 2017 Paperback New in new dust jacket.

ISBN10: 0099560631, ISBN13: 9780099560630, [publisher: Vintage Classics] Softcover Pages can have notes/highlighting. Spine may show signs of wear. ~ ThriftBooks: Read More, Spend Less 1.25
[Dallas, TX, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 2011]

[publisher: Harper & Row, Publishers, New York] First Edition First American edition. 880 pp. Bound in publisher's green cloth, spine lettered in silver. Fine in an unclipped dust jacket with sunned spine panel, else Fine. The Russian author's suppressed masterwork, which has been compared to Tolstoy's War & Peace.
[Portland, OR, U.S.A.] [Publication Year: 1986]
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ISBN10: 0099506165, ISBN13: 9780099506164, [publisher: Vintage Classics] Softcover 912 Seiten Gebrauchs- und Lagerspuren. Innen: Geknickt. 3222416/3 Taschenbuch, Größe: 13 x 4.7 x 19.7 cm
[Trebbin, Germany] [Publication Year: 2006]

ISBN10: 059332126X, ISBN13: 9780593321263, [publisher: EVERYMANS LIB] Hardcover &Uumlber den AutorVASILY GROSSMAN (1905-1964) was born in Berdichev in Ukraine, in one of the largest Jewish communities in eastern Europe. After studying chemistry and working as an engineer, he was discovered by Maxim Gorky and began .
[Greven, Germany] [Publication Year: 2022]
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ISBN10: 0099506165, ISBN13: 9780099506164, [publisher: KNV Besorgung] Softcover A novel that focuses on overshadowing the lives of a huge cast of Russian and German characters which looms the battle of Stalingrad.The great Russian 20th-century novel from the Sunday Times bestselling author of Stalingrad.
[Greven, Germany] [Publication Year: 2017]
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ISBN10: 0099506165, ISBN13: 9780099506164, [publisher: Vintage Classics, London] Softcover paperback, 864 pages, a fine clean copy. We are a real bookshop with real books situated in and shipping from the United Kingdom. Shelf B143.
[Carmarthen, United Kingdom] [Publication Year: 2006]
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[publisher: Vintage] Softcover
[Sardent, France] [Publication Year: 2006]
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