1990, ISBN: 0896723585

Each night, he composed stories in his head, memorizing every line. In the day, he secretly scribbled down on cigarette paper the tales he had created in the past night.Dmitry Stonov was … More...

Each night, he composed stories in his head, memorizing every line. In the day, he secretly scribbled down on cigarette paper the tales he had created in the past night.Dmitry Stonov was already a well-known Russian author when he was sentenced to a Siberian work camp in 1949. Denied all writing materials, he developed and memorized stories at night. During the day while he worked in the prison library, he removed the tobacco from his cigarettes and recorded his stories in tiny script on the rescued papers. These Stonov managed to smuggle to his family.Terrified that discovery would lead to Stonov's execution, his wife and son buried the stories and hoped for his return. In 1954, when Stonov was released, he transcribed the stories into a notebook. Upon his death in 1962, the stories were concealed again. When Stonov's son Leonid and Leonid's wife Natasha finally won their freedom in 1990, they brought this remarkable manuscript with them to the United States.In the Past Night brings gripping clarity not only to prison life, but also those imprisoning aspects that pervaded every level of Russian society fear, betrayal, loneliness, the death of hope. Yet Stonov's simple, lyrical compassion allows the reader to glimpse the transcending human spirit. biographies,literature and fiction,memoirs,short stories,world literature Biographies, Texas Tech University Press<

1990, ISBN: 0896723585

Each night, he composed stories in his head, memorizing every line. In the day, he secretly scribbled down on cigarette paper the tales he had created in the past night.Dmitry Stonov was … More...

Each night, he composed stories in his head, memorizing every line. In the day, he secretly scribbled down on cigarette paper the tales he had created in the past night.Dmitry Stonov was already a well-known Russian author when he was sentenced to a Siberian work camp in 1949. Denied all writing materials, he developed and memorized stories at night. During the day while he worked in the prison library, he removed the tobacco from his cigarettes and recorded his stories in tiny script on the rescued papers. These Stonov managed to smuggle to his family.Terrified that discovery would lead to Stonov's execution, his wife and son buried the stories and hoped for his return. In 1954, when Stonov was released, he transcribed the stories into a notebook. Upon his death in 1962, the stories were concealed again. When Stonov's son Leonid and Leonid's wife Natasha finally won their freedom in 1990, they brought this remarkable manuscript with them to the United States.In the Past Night brings gripping clarity not only to prison life, but also those imprisoning aspects that pervaded every level of Russian society-fear, betrayal, loneliness, the death of hope. Yet Stonov's simple, lyrical compassion allows the reader to glimpse the transcending human spirit. biographies,literature and fiction,memoirs,short stories,world literature Biographies, Texas Tech University Press<

1990, ISBN: 9780896723580

Dmitry Stonov was already a well-known Russian writer when sentenced to a Siberian work camp in 1949. Denied all writing materials, he had to develop and memorize his stories at night. Du… More...

Dmitry Stonov was already a well-known Russian writer when sentenced to a Siberian work camp in 1949. Denied all writing materials, he had to develop and memorize his stories at night. During the day, allowed to work in a library "in the freedom", Stonov removed the tobacco from his cigarettes and recorded these stories in a miniscule script on the papers. These he managed to smuggle to his family. Terrified that discovery of the stories would lead to Stonov's death, his wife and son hid the papers in a glass jar and buried them, hoping for his return. In 1954, after five years in a Siberian camp, Stonov was released and set about transcribing his manuscript from the cigarette papers into a notebook. Upon Dmitry Stonov's death in 1962, the stories were concealed again for more than a quarter century. When Stonov's son Leonid and Leonid's wife Natasha finally won their freedom in 1990, they brought this remarkable collection with them to the United States. It is published here for the first time in English. In the Past Night brings gripping clarity not only to prison life, but also those imprisoning aspects that pervaded every level of Russian society - fear, betrayal, loneliness, the death of hope. Yet, Stonov's simple, lyrical compassion throughout allows the reader to glimpse the transcending human spirit. Media > Book<

1990, ISBN: 9780896723580

Dmitry Stonov was already a well-known Russian author when he was sentenced to a Siberian work camp in 1949. Each night, he composed stories in his head, memorizing every line. In the day… More...

Dmitry Stonov was already a well-known Russian author when he was sentenced to a Siberian work camp in 1949. Each night, he composed stories in his head, memorizing every line. In the day, he secretly scribbled down on cigarette paper the tales he had created in the past night. When son Leonid and Leonid's wife Natasha finally won their freedom in 1990, they brought this remarkable manuscript with them to the United States. In the Past Night brings gripping clarity not only to prison life, but also those imprisoning aspects that pervaded every level of Russian society -- fear, betrayal, loneliness, the death of hope. Yet Stonov's simple, lyrical compassion allows the reader to glimpse the transcending human spirit. In the Past Night: The Siberian Stories Stonov, Dmitry / Stonov, Natasha S. / Darrell, Kathryn, Texas Tech University Press<

1996, ISBN: 0896723585

[EAN: 9780896723580], [SC: 0.0], [PU: Texas Tech University Press], Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes… More...

[EAN: 9780896723580], [SC: 0.0], [PU: Texas Tech University Press], Gut/Very good: Buch bzw. Schutzumschlag mit wenigen Gebrauchsspuren an Einband, Schutzumschlag oder Seiten. / Describes a book or dust jacket that does show some signs of wear on either the binding, dust jacket or pages., Books<