Day in the Life vs. Kolyma tales...

[Sasha Spektor]

I think everyone prefers Shalamov; still, my most successful classes were
constructed as a dialogue between the two visions of the camps.  One day
together with 3 or 4 Kolyma stories would do the job beautifully.

Regards,
S.

On Saturday, June 8, 2013, Olia Prokopenko wrote:

> I, too, prefer Shalamov to Solzhenitsyn. Used Shalamov's stories  (14
> total!) in my class and was happy with my students' response.
> Olia
>
>
> On Thu, Jun 6, 2013 at 12:41 AM, Robert Chandler <kcf19 at dial.pipex.com<javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'kcf19 at dial.pipex.com');>
> > wrote:
>
>> Dear Amarilis,
>>
>> Shalamov is by far the greater writer.  And it would not be difficult to
>> make a good and varied selection from the shorter and simpler stories that
>> make up the first book of The Kolyma Tales.
>>
>> All the best,
>>
>> Robert
>>
>> On 5 Jun 2013, at 22:26, B. Amarilis Lugo de Fabritz <
>> amarilis at BUGBYTES.COM <javascript:_e({}, 'cvml',
>> 'amarilis at BUGBYTES.COM');>> wrote:
>>
>> > Dear Seelantsovy:
>> >
>> > So, I am teaching two introduction to Russian stuff courses next
>> semester, and I am debating about using A Day in the Life of Ivan
>> Denisovich vs. The Kolyma Tales. I can only use one. What do people think?
>> >
>> > Thanks,
>> > Amarilis Lugo de Fabritz
>> > Howard University
>> >
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