Justafter the iron curtain fell on Eastern Europe John Steinbeck andacclaimed war photographer,Robert Capa ventured into the Soviet Unionto report for the New York Herald Tribune. This rare opportunity tookthe famous travellers not only to Moscow and Stalingrad - nowVolgograd- but through the countryside of the Ukraine and the Caucasus. ARUSSIAN JOURNAL is the distillation of their journey and remains aremarkable memoir and unique historical document.Steinbeck and Caparecorded the grim realities of factory workers,government clerks,andpeasants,as they emerged from the rubble of World War II.This is anintimate glimpse of two artists at the height of their powers,answeringtheir need to document human struggle
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780141186337Number of pages: 240Weight: 179 gDimensions: 198 x 129 x 14 mm
John Steinbeck
A giant of American literature,John Steinbeck is the author of classic twentieth-century novels such as The Grapes of Wrath,East of Eden and Of Mice and Men.
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