Sholokhov's book introduces the reader to a New World that is not merely the Don Region, but the world of the author's inimitably poetic prose; giving fifteen years of his life to the creation of "And Quiet Flows the Don." He began the first book at the age of twenty, in 1926. The last was finished in 1940. While Leo Tolstoy's novel "War and Peace" (1863-69) immortalized the Napoleonic campaigns to the eve of the Decembrist revolt, "And Quiet Flows the Don" showed the destruction of the Cossacks and the birth of a new society. "The Don Flows Home to the Sea," part two of the original novel, describes the effect of World War I, the revolution, and the civil war on the lives of the Don Cossacks.
Book Description
Frequently Bought Together
Editorial Reviews
From the Publisher
This is volume one of a two volume set.
1589633172 -- The Don Flows Home to the Sea (Volume One)
1589633504 -- The Don Flows Home to the Sea (Volume Two)
About the Author
Mikhail (Aleksandrovich) Sholokhov (1905-1984) was a Russian writer who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1965. Sholokhov's best-known work is the novel "And Quiet Flows the Don" (1926-40). His books have been translated into 58 languages. "And Quiet Flows the Don" has gone through over 170 editions in the USSR amounting to more than eight and a half million copies. "The Don Flows Home to the Sea" was published in English translation in 1940.
He was a writer who had his roots deep among the people, Sholokhov was a deputy to the Supreme Soviet of the USSR, a well-known public figure and a member of the Academy of Sciences.
Product Details
Would you like to update product info or give feedback on images?
|
Customer Reviews
|
Share your thoughts with other customers:
|
||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Most Helpful Customer Reviews
6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Dark, nihilistic, and foreboding,
By
This review is from: The Don Flows Home to the Sea, Vol. 1 (Paperback)
Whereas I probably read Sholokhovs And Quiet Flows the Don three or four times, I have read The Don flows Home to The Sea only once. It is a dark, nihilistic and foreboding novel. Picking up where volume one leads off, it follows the Russian Civil War to its conclusion in orgy of violence, death and destruction. I can see why other reviewers see this novel has having no redeemable qualities- it is a story of death, betrayal and heartache. Yet, I give it a Five-Star rating. It is still a great novel. Once again we follow the Prokoffievich family as it tries to survive in the chaos of war. I was particularly intrigued how our protagonist, Gregor, changes sides from the Reds to the Whites and back. Clearly, Gregor was not driven by ideological considerations, but by survival, and yes, perhaps even his own self interest. By the way, from a historical perspective, this is probably the last war in which horses and cavalry were extensively used. Think about it as late as 1920's, men were fighting on horseback. Wow! Yes, it is worth the read, but you may only read it once. It is a terrifying novel.
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Russian fiction,
By Don Adams (Portland, OR United States) - See all my reviews
This review is from: The Don Flows Home to the Sea, Vol. 1 (Paperback)
This was the novel that first introduced me to Russian fiction. I first borrowed and read it from friends of my family in the late 1950s. The author later won the 1965 Nobel Prize for Literature for this novel and the first part of it, "And Quiet Flows the Don". It is a very involved story of a Cossack family in the Don river area of Russia, prior to the 1917 revolution. Members of the family are involoved not only in WWI, but the sons are on different sides after the revolution (Red Army vs. White Army). I found myself getting very involved with the different family members. All of them with strong/weak points. The novel gives the reader a very good insight into the Cossack culture of the early 20th Century.
3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
Dark, nihilistic, and foreboding,
By
This review is from: The Don Flows Home to the Sea, Vol. 1 (Paperback)
Whereas I probably read Sholokhovs And Quiet Flows the Don three or four times, I have read The Don flows Home to The Sea only once. It is a dark, nihilistic and foreboding novel. Picking up where volume one leads off, it follows the Russian Civil War to its conclusion in orgy of violence, death and destruction. I can see why other reviewers see this novel has having no redeemable qualities- it is a story of death, betrayal and heartache. Yet, I give it a Five-Star rating. It is still a great novel. Once again we follow the Prokoffievich family as it tries to survive in the chaos of war. I was particularly intrigued how our protagonist, Gregor, changes sides from the Whites to the Reds and back. Clearly, Gegor was not driven by ideological considerations, but by survival, and yes, perhaps even his own self interest. I could not believe it when Aksinia is shot while trying to escape a roadblock on horseback. Just as the book is coming to its conclusion, just when you think that our Gregor and Aksina may finally escape the carnage of civil war, death comes. By the way, from a historical perspective, this is probably the last war in which horses and cavalry were extensively used. Think about it as late as 1920's, men were fighting on horseback. Wow! Yes, it is worth the read, but you may only read it once. It is a terrifying novel.
Share your thoughts with other customers: Create your own review
|
|
What Other Items Do Customers Buy After Viewing This Item?
Tags Customers Associate with This Product(What's this?)Click on a tag to find related items, discussions, and people.
|
Sell a Digital Version of This Book in the Kindle Store
If you are a publisher or author and hold the digital rights to a book, you can sell a digital version of it in our Kindle Store.
Learn more
Customer Discussions
|
This product's forum
Active discussions in related forums
Search Customer Discussions
|
Related forums
|
Listmania!
|
|
