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  • Paperback: 300 pages
  • Publisher: Intercollegiate Studies Institute; 2 edition (July 15, 2008)
  • Language: English
  • ISBN-10: 193385958X
  • ISBN-13: 978-1933859583
  • Product Dimensions: 6.1 x 0.9 x 8.2 inches
  • Shipping Weight: 14.4 ounces (View shipping rates and policies)
  • Average Customer Review: 5.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (4 customer reviews)
  • Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #2,223,151 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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By James C Morris on February 11, 2009
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"Gradually it was disclosed to me that the line separating good and evil passes not through states, nor between political parties either -- but right through every human heart -- and through all human hearts.
This line shifts. Inside us, it oscillates with the years. And even within hearts overwhelmed by evil, one small bridgehead of good is retained, And even in the best of all hearts, there remains.......an un-uprooted small corner of evil."

The Gulag Archipelago
Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn

Open this small, well written work and this quote greets you.

Many have heard the name Solzhenitsyn -- some have read various amounts of his works, but many feel as a well known major newspaper reviewer said to me:

"I meant to read Ivan Denisovich shortly after it came out, didn't, and then decided that the later books were either too grim or sounded tendentious. "

"The Soul and Barbed Wire" fits and illuminates all comers.

The 239 smallish pages are divided into seven sections: Life, Works, Beliefs, Reception, Notes, Selected bibliography, Index. "Life" alone is well worth the price of admission.

"Works" gives brief, insightful, and very interesting information about each of Solzhenitsyn's many, and varied efforts. It alone,also merits the entrance ticket.

Ericson and Klimoff know their stuff.

Solzhenitsyn's rather sudden death -- although at an advanced age-- shocked his devoted readers (one of my sons called during my vacation, to express his sympathy).

A Russian scholar thought of Nabokov's mother's terse reaction, saying -- while out of Russia on vacation and learning of Tolstoy's death -- "Pora domoy" (we are going home).
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This is an outstanding introduction to Solzhenitsyn and his work. I highly recommend this as a starting point to understanding his worldview, life, and works. The authors begin with a study of his life in a long introductory chapter. The next large chunk of the book is an examination of his works, how they relate to the rest of his works, and comments on their availability in English as well as the best translations available. Finally, the authors conclude with chapters on his beliefs and his critical reception.

The authors argue, rightly, that Solzhenitsyn is best understood as an orthodox Christian thinker, concerned with morality and faith, rather than being merely a political writer, as many of his critics like to characterize him. Solzhenitsyn cannot be properly understood apart from his Christianity.

As the authors argue, there is much, much more to Solzhenitsyn and "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich" and "The Gulag Archipelago." His works are some of the best of the 20th century and his legacy will live on in them.

Get to know Solzhenitsyn, and use this as a companion.
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"The Soul and Barbed Wire" by Edward Ericson and Alexis Klimoff lives up to its subtitle. It is easily one of the best guides in English to serve as an introduction to the works of Alexander Solzhenitsyn. Besides offering a solid overview of his life, the book contains excellent glances at Solzhenitsyn's major works, the core of his beliefs and how he has been received. Ericson and Klimoff are at their best when they flesh out some of the more obscure works that Solzhenitsyn created such as his various plays. Just like any book that offers brief overviews of a writer, you can quibble at what was focused on and what could have gotten more attention (this reviewer, for example, would have liked to seen more on "The Red Wheel" books). But these are minor problems at best. This is an excellent guide for new readers who want to tackle one of the great writers of the last century. Recommended highly.
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By Viri on February 17, 2016
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It was a book for my father in law. He love it!
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