Not by bread alone / translated from the Russian by Dr. Edith Bone

Dudintsev, Vladimir

Published by London: Hutchinson, 1957

Dudintsev, Vladimir. Not by bread alone / translated from the Russian by Dr. Edith Bone. First edition. London: Hutchinson, 1957. Hardback, VG, in Good, unclipped, dustjacket with shelfwear to all edges and several small tears, bumped to corners. Black cloth with gilt lettering to spine. Fep with exlibris label and stamp of previous owner. vii, 447pp. Contents clean and bright. Vladimir Dimitrievich Dudintsev (29 July 1918 23 July 1998) was a Soviet writer who gained fame for his 1956 novel, Not by Bread Alone, published at the time of the Khrushchev Thaw. Motivated by a report of Soviet apparatchiks refusing to credit a report of a deposit of nickel because Soviet dogma said it was impossible, Dudintsev wrote Not by Bread Alone, the tale of an engineer who is frustrated by bureaucrats when he attempts to bring forth his invention. The novel sparked wild enthusiasm among the Soviet population. Official reaction soon turned against the book, and Dudintsev suffered years of poverty, and was only able to publish occasional works. As the USSR tottered, in 1987, Dudintsev published a novel, The White Robes, for which he was awarded a State Prize the following year. RightWayUp Books aims to provide accurate and detailed descriptions. All images are of the actual book for sale - no stock images are ever used. Thank you for looking at this listing. Seller Inventory # ABE-1683064241423

Bibliographic Details

Title: Not by bread alone / translated from the ...
Publisher: London: Hutchinson
Publication Date: 1957
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Very Good
Dust Jacket Condition: Good
Edition: 1st Edition