Solzhenitsyn & The Secret Circle
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Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears; price clipped. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings.
A compelling work of literary biography and Cold War intrigue, Solzhenitsyn & the Secret Circle chronicles Olga Carlisle's deeply personal and politically charged relationship with the legendary Russian dissident author Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. Carlisle, granddaughter of the Russian writer Leonid Andreyev, details her pivotal role in smuggling the manuscript of The Gulag Archipelago to the West — a clandestine operation fraught with betrayal, moral complexity, and danger. The narrative uncovers the shadowy network of trusted allies and secret collaborators who risked everything to bring Solzhenitsyn's searing indictment of the Soviet regime to the world's attention. Written with urgency and candour, the book presents an insider's account of literary courage set against the repressive backdrop of the Soviet Union, illuminating the personal cost of speaking truth to power.
Author: Olga Carlisle
Format: Hardback
Published: 1978, Routledge & Kegan Paul, London
Genre: Biography
Condition remarks:
Condition: Good. Jacket: Worn/faded, no tears; price clipped. Page Condition: Good. Markings: No markings.
A compelling work of literary biography and Cold War intrigue, Solzhenitsyn & the Secret Circle chronicles Olga Carlisle's deeply personal and politically charged relationship with the legendary Russian dissident author Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn. Carlisle, granddaughter of the Russian writer Leonid Andreyev, details her pivotal role in smuggling the manuscript of The Gulag Archipelago to the West — a clandestine operation fraught with betrayal, moral complexity, and danger. The narrative uncovers the shadowy network of trusted allies and secret collaborators who risked everything to bring Solzhenitsyn's searing indictment of the Soviet regime to the world's attention. Written with urgency and candour, the book presents an insider's account of literary courage set against the repressive backdrop of the Soviet Union, illuminating the personal cost of speaking truth to power.