Solzhenitsyn had to pack the book off for publishing quickly, in the west, before it was going to get seized. He had to write it in secret. He was unable to even hold the whole book in his hands, pieces and bits were stored with other people. For that reason he admittedly repeats and recounts events out sequence. Solzhenitsyn knew it was unedited and apologizes for this at the end of the book.
I'd really like to see an abridged/edited version with annotations explaining what fucking esoteric part of Russian history he's alluding to. It's nearly unreadable in any form I've seen.
I trust no one to edit anything. It's always jews.
I agree, but I guess to understand Russian history and literature you have to suffer through a lot of incredibly long books by other impossibly long winded authors. I guess reading and writing long books is what you do when suffering through long winters, long wars, and long prison sentences.
I won't put up with any of that. I want my books properly constructed and easy to read. If Solzhenitsyn can't get it right, then I won't bother to read it.
Is Gulag a Russian murder mystery? What is all the fuss about? Does he not tell us 'who done it' by the end of the book, or does he tell us too soon?
lol. Yeah. I'm sure if you have the prerequisites down, it's a great read, but I couldn't even get through a chapter. No way I'm doing as many search queries as necessary to understand that book.
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