Published by George Allen & Unwin. 1923, 1923
Seller: Jarndyce, The 19th Century Booksellers, London, United Kingdom
First Edition
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Add to basketHalf title. Orig. orange cloth, spine & front board lettered in dark blue; spine sl. dulled. Contemp. gift inscription on leading f.e.p. v.g. Nedelya, 1922. FIRST ENGLISH EDITION. Libedinsky's first novel, A Week is set in 'a small town in the foothills of the Urals', where a group of Communists become involved in a peasant rebellion. It was one of the first significant works of a new wave of Soviet literature, written expressly for a 'proletarian' audience, and brought instant recognition to its young author.