Amis, Martin
Koba the Dread: Laughter and the Twenty Million
- ISBN 13:
- 9780099438021
- author:
- Amis, Martin
- format:
- Paperback
- publisher:
- Vintage
- language:
- English
- Publication Year:
- 2003
- Pages:
- 272
- Dimensions:
- 19.8 x 12.9 x 2 centimetres (0.2
- Genre:
- Biography: general
- Condition:
- New
- Availability:
- Item usually sent within 10 working days
Description
Koba the Dread: Laughter and the Twenty Million is a memoir that explores the connections between the author's personal life and the history of communism in the 20th century. The book delves into the experiences of the author's father, who was involved with the Communist Party, and his close friend Robert Conquest, whose book The Great Terror was a significant critique of the Soviet regime. Through his own story, the author seeks to challenge the notion that the death of one person is insignificant, and instead highlights the human cost of the millions of lives lost during Stalin's rule.
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