Dec 11, 2016 biography of mikhail sholokhov he was born in 1905. Oct 24, 2017 an extraordinary russian masterpiece, and quiet flows the don follows the turbulent fortunes of the cossack people through peace, war and revolution among them the proud and rebellious gregor melekhov, who struggles to be with the woman he loves as his country is torn apart. Mikhail sholokhov project gutenberg selfpublishing. And quiet flows the donmikhail sholokhov your book reports. In the same vein as war and peace, by leo tolstoy, and quiet flows the don gives readers a glimpse into many aspects of russian culture, and the choices a country makes when faced with war and destruction. There is so much to talk about in this book that i am afraid that i would have to write something just as.
After joining the red army in 1920 and spending two years in moscow, he returned in 1924 to his native cossack village in the don. Mikhail sholokhov author mikhail aleksandrovich sholokhov 19051984 was born in russia in the land of the cossacks. And quiet flows the don is the great classic monumental novel so favorably compared to leo tolstoys war and peace. And quiet flows the don by sholokhov, mikhail and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Download for offline reading, highlight, bookmark or take notes while you read and quiet flows the don.
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The book was published in multiple languages including english, consists of 1408 pages and is available in paperback format. Mikhail sholokhov biographical m ikhail aleksandrovich sholokhov 19051984 was born in the land of the cossacks, now known as the kamenskaya region of the r. And quiet flows the don is an epic novel in four volumes by russian writer mikhail aleksandrovich sholokhov. This is the first of four books of the novel, and quiet flows the don. It is considered to be his life work and he wrote it for 14 years. Biography of mikhail sholokhov he was born in 1905. Complete summary of mikhail sholokhovs and quiet flows the don. Mikhail sholokhov audio books, best sellers, author bio.
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