{"product_id":"2026100007359-secondhand-always-a-journalist","title":"Always A Journalist","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eCondition remarks:\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003eBook: Good\u003cbr\u003eJacket: No dust jacket\u003cbr\u003ePages: Good\u003cbr\u003eCondition remarks: Condition as shown in image. Spine yellowed with minimal wear on rear cover. Internally sound. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the front lines of World War II to the corridors of Soviet cultural life, Konstantin Simonov's Always a Journalist stands as a testament to one man's unwavering commitment to bearing witness to history in real time. A celebrated Soviet writer, poet, and war correspondent, Simonov chronicles his remarkable career across some of the twentieth century's most turbulent decades, offering an intimate and unfiltered account of a world in constant upheaval — seen through the eyes of a man who believed as fervently in the goodwill of other nations as he did in his own.\n\nSimonov's prose carries the authority of lived experience, blending journalistic rigour with the lyrical sensibility of a master storyteller. His reflections uncover the moral complexities of reporting under an authoritarian regime, the camaraderie forged in wartime, and the enduring power of the written word to transcend borders. A rare and compelling document of Soviet intellectual and cultural life, this memoir leaves the reader asking: when a journalist must choose between truth and survival, what does it truly cost to always tell the story?\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Secondhand Stock","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":49130995384539,"sku":"2026100007359-SECONDHAND","price":50.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0523\/7646\/9701\/files\/af529f9f-ef8d-47dc-a18d-2829d030a9ad.png?v=1786593966","url":"https:\/\/bookgrocer.com\/products\/2026100007359-secondhand-always-a-journalist","provider":"Book Grocer","version":"1.0","type":"link"}