Not By Bread Alone

Not By Bread Alone

$35.00 AUD

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Condition: SECONDHAND

This is a secondhand book. The jacket image is a photograph of the exact copy we have in stock. This image shows the condition of this book. Further condition remarks are below.

Author: Dudintsev
Binding: Hardback
Published: Hutchison Of London, 1957

Condition:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Damaged
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Bumped spine. Torn dustjacket.

A powerful work of Soviet-era social realism, "Not By Bread Alone" by Vladimir Dudintsev chronicles the struggles of an idealistic engineer, Dmitri Lopatkin, as he battles bureaucratic inertia and corruption to bring his innovative pipe-casting machine to fruition. This compelling novel exposes the rigidities of the Soviet system and the personal sacrifices required to challenge the status quo, presenting a poignant commentary on individual integrity versus collective conformity. It offers a stark portrayal of the human spirit's resilience in the face of systemic oppression, making it a significant piece of 20th-century Russian literature.

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Description

Author: Dudintsev
Binding: Hardback
Published: Hutchison Of London, 1957

Condition:
Book: Fair
Jacket: Damaged
Pages: Tanning and foxing
Markings: Previous owner
Condition remarks: Bumped spine. Torn dustjacket.

A powerful work of Soviet-era social realism, "Not By Bread Alone" by Vladimir Dudintsev chronicles the struggles of an idealistic engineer, Dmitri Lopatkin, as he battles bureaucratic inertia and corruption to bring his innovative pipe-casting machine to fruition. This compelling novel exposes the rigidities of the Soviet system and the personal sacrifices required to challenge the status quo, presenting a poignant commentary on individual integrity versus collective conformity. It offers a stark portrayal of the human spirit's resilience in the face of systemic oppression, making it a significant piece of 20th-century Russian literature.