Quiet Flows The Don

Quiet Flows the Don

From Library JournalAwarded the Nobel Prize in 1965, the late Soviet author is best known for this gigantic epic in which he sought to correct the unfavorable image of the Don Cossacks. With World War I, the Bolshevik Revolution, and the Russian Civil War as backdrop, it's an old-fashioned, blood-and-guts narrative, filled with earthly humor and a wealth of colorful characters. The story concerns the fluctuating fortunes of Grigory Melekhov, a young Cossack who is both a hero and a victim of the uprising. This new edition, advertised as being "complete and uncensored," is agreeably readable-a major plus given the work's length and complex scope-although the dialog sometimes offers an incongruous mix of Briticisms (e.g., blighters and buggers) and backwoods American expressions (mebbe not and baccy). The editor, a Slavonic scholar, provides a valuable introduction, notes, bibliography, and background essays. This new edition is highly recommended for all libraries with strong Slavic collections and for any library where a good story is enjoyed, regardless of length.Sister M. Anna Falbo, Villa Maria Coll. Lib., BuffaloCopyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.The first complete and uncensored edition of one of the great Russian epics of the 20th century by a Nobel Prize-winning author contains an introduction, notes, and comprehensive background essays for this panoramic fictional chronicle of twentieth-century Russian history.From Publishers WeeklyThe first complete and uncensored edition of Quiet Flows the Don, by Nobel Prize winner Mikhal Sholokhov, is being released in two volumes. This Russian epic, set during the turbulent years of WWI, the Bolshevik Revolution and the Russian Civil War gained instant notoriety for its objectivity and human sympathy. This new edition, revised and edited by Brian Murphy and translated by Robert Daglish, provides introductory notes and comprehensive background essays.Copyright 1996 Reed Business Information, Inc.