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Solzhenitsyn, Alexander.
INVISIBLE ALLIES.
Washington, DC: Counterpoint Publications, 1995. Hardcover. First Edition/First Printing. 344 pages. As New/As New. The author's "American-exile" memoirs. The first appearance of the title in English. Precedes and should not be confused with all other subsequent editions. After his expulsion from the Soviet Union, the author secretly worked on this memoir that would acknowledge the courageous efforts of the people who hid his writings and smuggled them to the West. Before the fall of Communism, the very publication of this book would have put these friends in jeopardy just as their involvement in the so-called "samizdat" in the Soviet Union did. Among great modern writers, Solzhenitsyn has probably been the most politically involved and activist. The theme of all his writing is the power of the individual to survive and prevail over the impersonal and ruthless forces of totalitarianism, that is to say, systematic, legalistic barbarism. A very powerful and moving account. A "must-have" title for Alexander Solzhenitsyn collectors. This title has been out-of-print as a hardcover for a very long time. This is one of few copies of the First English-language Edition still available online and has no flaws, a pristine beauty. A scarce copy thus. Winner of the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1970. Regarded by Harold Bloom as one of the canonical writers of the 20th century for his massive "Gulag Archipelago". A flawless copy. (SEE ALSO OTHER ALEXANDER SOLZHENITSYN TITLES IN OUR CATALOG). ISBN 1887178082. $30.00 |
