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Format:
Book
Title:
One day in the life of Ivan Denisovich
Uniform Title:
Odin denʹ Ivana Denisovicha. English
ISBN:
9780679444640

9780374529529
Publication:
New York : Knopf, 1995.
Physical Description:
xxvii, 159 pages ; 22 cm.
Series title(s):
Number in series:
NO. 219.
Contents:
Context -- Plot Overview -- Character List -- Analysis of Major Characters -- Ivan Denisovich Shukhov -- Tyurin -- Tsezar -- Fetyukov -- Alyoshka -- Themes, Motifs & Symbols -- Struggle for Human Dignity -- Outrage of Unjust Punishment -- Importance of Faith -- Lack of Privacy -- Cold -- Camaraderie -- Shukhov's Spoon -- Bread -- Tsezar's Parcel -- Important Quotations Explained -- Study Questions & Essay Topics.
Summary:
In the madness of World War II, a dutiful Russian soldier is wrongfully convicted of treason and sentenced to ten years in a Siberian labor camp. So begins this masterpiece of modern Russian fiction, a harrowing account of a man who has conceded to all things evil with dignity and strength.
Program Information:
Accelerated Reader AR 8.0 5.5 12791.

Reading Counts RC 9-12 9.0 10.0 8652.
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