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An unexpectedly uplifting account of women’s suffering and resilience in Stalin’s forced-labor camps, diligently transcribed in the kitchens and living rooms of nine survivors.

In this rich, sweeping novel, Monika Zgustova immerses us in the daily life of this remarkable couple, offering insights into their complex personal and professional relationships, as well as the real people behind characters such as Lolita. Vera considered herself an independent woman, but was she really, when her husband took up so much space? And without Vera, could Nabokov have become one of the twentieth century's greatest writers?

Desde que Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn sorprendió al mundo con su libro Archipiélago Gulag, se han publicado diversos testimonios y estudios que han ido completando el retrato de lo que fue el mayor sistema de campos de trabajo forzado de la historia de la humanidad. Pero han sido sorprendentemente...