From the BBC article: Kenneth Branagh, Greta Scacchi, Mark Bonnar, Ann Mitchell, Doon Mackichan, Kenneth Cranham and more star in a dark and honest account of the epic battle of Stalingrad by celebrated war reporter and author, Vasily Grossman. Two part drama based on war reporter Vasily Grossman’s account also stars Greta Scacchi and Mark […]
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Robert Chandler has a short article in The New Yorker on the censorship of Grossman’s book For a Just Cause (the recent English translation uses the title Grossman wanted—Stalingrad). The original publication process of the novel is a case study of Soviet editorial practices and censorship. Grossman worked on the manuscript from 1943 until 1949 […]
Stalingrad by Vasily Grossman Translated by Robert Chandler and Elizabeth Chandler NYRB Classics, 2019 Paperback, 1088 pages Judging by how limited my time was yesterday and only making my way through Robert Chandler’s introduction to Stalingrad, this may be a true “summer(-long) read” for me. And I’m fine with that. A few quick notes on […]