The Oak and the Calf: Sketches of Literary Life in the Soviet Union (First Edition)
New York: Harper & Row Publishers, 1980. First Edition. Hardcover. A memoir by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn detailing his ten-year struggle to publish his works in the Soviet Union despite government harassment. The title symbolizes the writer's defiance against the powerful state apparatus; Solzhenitsyn is the "calf" battling the immovable "oak" of Soviet power, though he often wins through cunning and by outsmarting authorities. The memoir recounts his efforts to get his writings, which exposed the harsh realities of the Soviet regime, to the public, culminating in his forced exile.
Bound in a pumpkin orange cloth, covers are plain with gilt lettering at the spine. Includes appendices, publisher's notes, and glossary. Indexed. vii, 568 pp. Illustrated dust jacket with light peach and white lettering, protected with a mylar cover. Both book and dust jacket are fine. A very nice copy. Full refund if not satisfied. Fine / Fine.
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