The First Circle
by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
Taste attributes: dramahistoricalpoliticalslowfresh & originalunsavouryheavyintricatelinearenclosedemotive & stirringinjustice/tragedy/vengeancehuman spirit/resilience/survivalsocial commentary
Boxlist takeA weighty, unhurried novel: moving and original. Best if you like depth over escapism.
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Pace: slow · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: very heavy · Realism: balanced · Story: balanced · Structure: linear · Look: balanced · Scale: balanced · Emotional punch: stirringHow we score
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4.5 / 5
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About This Book
Written from his own experiences this short novel focuses on the lives of a group of political prisoners held in a sharashka, a research & development laboratory near Moscow manned by engineers & technicians plucked from the gulags to perform work for the state.
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- Author
- Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn
- Published
- 1968
- Pages
- 618
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- Open Library
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