Anatoli Rybakov – Children Of The Arbat – Uncorrected Proof Copy 1988
£35.00
An uncorrected proof copy of Children of the Arbat by Anatoli Rybakov, published by Hutchinson, London in 1988, translated by Harold Shukman. A near fine copy, creasing to the spine and bumping to the spine tips, some shelf wear to soft covers, with crease to front board and crease to upper corner of rear board.
The Children of the Arbat by Anatoli Rybakov is a powerful historical novel set in 1930s Soviet Russia during Stalin’s rise to power. It follows Sasha Pankratov, a young idealist unjustly exiled from Moscow, whose story mirrors the disillusionment of a generation betrayed by the regime they once trusted. Through richly drawn characters and political intrigue, Rybakov portrays the fear, repression and loss of innocence under Stalinism, offering a profound critique of totalitarianism and its impact on everyday lives.
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An uncorrected proof copy of Children of the Arbat by Anatoli Rybakov, published by Hutchinson, London in 1988, translated by Harold Shukman. A near fine copy, creasing to the spine and bumping to the spine tips, some shelf wear to soft covers, with crease to front board and crease to upper corner of rear board.
The Children of the Arbat by Anatoli Rybakov is a powerful historical novel set in 1930s Soviet Russia during Stalin’s rise to power. It follows Sasha Pankratov, a young idealist unjustly exiled from Moscow, whose story mirrors the disillusionment of a generation betrayed by the regime they once trusted. Through richly drawn characters and political intrigue, Rybakov portrays the fear, repression and loss of innocence under Stalinism, offering a profound critique of totalitarianism and its impact on everyday lives.
