num_pages: 6
description: One of the most extraordinary literary documents to have emerged from the Soviet Union, this is the story of labor camp inmate Ivan Denisovich Shukhov and his struggle to maintain his dignity in the face of Communist oppression. Based on the author's own experience in the gulags, where he spent nearly a decade as punishment for making derogatory remarks against Stalin, the novel is an unforgettable portrait of the entire world of Stalin's forced work camps.
language: English
title: One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
titlecomplete: One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich
characters: Ivan Denisovich Shukhov
genres: Classics, Historical, Russia, Novels, Russian Literature, School, Historical Fiction, Literature, 20th Century, Fiction
ratings_count: 110241
places: Soviet Union, Russian Federation
publisher: Blackstone Pub