Mandelstam, Nadezhda
Hope Against Hope (Everyman's Library CLASSICS)
- ISBN 13:
- 9781841594125
- author:
- Mandelstam, Nadezhda
- format:
- Hardback
- publisher:
- Everyman's Library
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2023
- Pages:
- 584
- Dimensions:
- 20.8 x 12.8 x 3.4 centimetres (0
- Genre:
- Biography, Historical, Biography,
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Hope Against Hope by Nadezhda Mandelstam is a harrowing yet uplifting account of one man's struggle against persecution in 1930s Russia. In this memoir, Nadezhda Mandelstam recounts the last four years of her life with her husband Osip Mandelstam, whose poetry preserved its unique creative gaiety despite the unfolding tragedy of his life. The story begins with a knock on the door at one o'clock in the morning, marking the arrest of Osip by the secret police for composing a satire of Stalin. Nadezhda accompanies him to the Urals, where he writes his last great poems, and later joins him again after his release from prison. She recounts her efforts to secure his release, memorize his poems, and uncover the truth about his death in a transit camp. This memoir is a testament to the value of literature and imaginative freedom, even in the most desperate circumstances. It is also a love story that explores the daily struggle to keep both love and art alive amidst hardship.
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