Life and Fate
Vasily Grossman
Delve into the darkness that dominated the twentieth century with this epic tale of World War II. Life and Fate weaves together a gripping account of the battle of Stalingrad with the story of a single family scattered by fortune across Siberia. Follow characters ranging from a boy on the way to the gas chamber to Hitler and Stalin themselves as they navigate life during this tumultuous time. With unsparing realism and visionary moral intensity, Life and Fate is a masterpiece of modern Russian literature.
Publish Date
2006-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
2006-10-24T00:00:00.000Z
first published in 1960
Goodreads Rating
4.44
ISBN
9781590172018
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2020-08-10T18:51:28.000Z
The reason why you listen to writers when they recommend books is that they are never wrong.
@lindasgrant has been urging us to read Life and Fate by Vasily Grossman for years and now I have all I can say is thank you & I must pass this on to you. Breathtaking, devastating book. – source