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One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich. Alexander Solzhenitsyn. NAL, 1963, 160pp., $3.50. ISBN 0-451-52310-5
Janet M. Ankiel Hackettstown Public Schools, New Jersey 07940
Alexander Solzhenitsyn's One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich eloquently summarizes, through observations on a single day (July 7, 1945), decades of the Soviet philosophy: that severely curtailed individual rights and denied personal dignity. Additionally, the book offers universal tribute to any people living under oppression even as it affirms the exquisite strength of the human spirit.
The main character's work camp...