Day in the Life vs. Kolyma tales...

[Robert Chandler]

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> 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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