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Between the years1939 and 1940, after Eastern Europe was divided between the Soviet Union and Nazi Germany, the Polish town in which Janusz Bardach lived came under Soviet rule. After being called to serve military duty, Bardach was assigned to a tank unit. When the tank he was driving overturned, a fellow soldier accused him of provoking the accident, and he was sentenced to 10 years of forced labor in Siberia. This book narrates Bardach s journey through the Soviet Gulag until he reached Siberia and his experiences as lumberjack, miner, and nurse in a labor camp. But this tale is more than just a retelling of a man s sufferings; it is a reflection on the will to survive and on preserving one s humanity when it appears there s none to be found.Entre 1939 y 1940, tras la division de los territorios del este de Europa entre la Union Sovietica y la Alemania nazi, el pueblo polaco en el que vivia Janusz Bardach quedo bajo poder sovietico. Luego de ser llamado a filas para cumplir con el servicio militar, Bardach se incorporo a una unidad de carros de combate. Cuando el tanque que conducia volco, un companero lo acuso de haber provocado el accidente y fue condenado a diez anos de trabajos forzados en Siberia. Este libro relata el periplo de Bardach por el Gulag sovietico hasta llegar a Somalia y sus experiencias como lenador, minero y enfermero en un campo de trabajo. Pero este relato es mas que la narracion de los sufrimientos de un hombre, es tambien una reflexion sobre la voluntad de supervivencia y sobre como preservar la humanidad cuando no hay rastro de humanidad alrededor.

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Gripping but matter-of-fact memoir. . . . More than many such memoirs, this volume clearly manifests the constant struggle between mainting one's life and maintaining one's humanity in inhumane situations. -- Publishers Weekly , on the English-language edition

An exploration of life at the edge. . . . Bardach's meditations on slavery tap into the wall of pain and insight that feeds songs of freedom everywhere. New York Times Book Review, on the English-language edition Gripping but matter-of-fact memoir. . . . More than many such memoirs, this volume clearly manifests the constant struggle between mainting one's life and maintaining one's humanity in inhumane situations. Publishers Weekly, on the English-language edition This book provokes memories and emotions long-forgotten of the time I lived myself under the Communist regime. I found myself a diligent reader filling in many mental footnotes of my experiences during this era. Czeslaw Milosz, Nobel Prize laureate, on the English language edition This book provokes memories and emotions long-forgotten of the time I lived myself under the Communist regime. I found myself a diligent reader filling in many mental footnotes of my experiences during this era. Czeslaw Milosz, Nobel Prize laureate, on the English language edition Gripping but matter-of-fact memoir. . . . More than many such memoirs, this volume clearly manifests the constant struggle between mainting one's life and maintaining one's humanity in inhumane situations. Publishers Weekly, on the English-language edition An exploration of life at the edge. . . . Bardach's meditations on slavery tap into the wall of pain and insight that feeds songs of freedom everywhere. New York Times Book Review, on the English-language edition

This book provokes memories and emotions long-forgotten of the time I lived myself under the Communist regime. I found myself a diligent reader filling in many mental footnotes of my experiences during this era. Czeslaw Milosz, Nobel Prize laureate, on the English language edition An exploration of life at the edge. . . . Bardach's meditations on slavery tap into the wall of pain and insight that feeds songs of freedom everywhere. New York Times Book Review, on the English-language edition Gripping but matter-of-fact memoir. . . . More than many such memoirs, this volume clearly manifests the constant struggle between mainting one's life and maintaining one's humanity in inhumane situations. Publishers Weekly, on the English-language edition This book provokes memories and emotions long-forgotten of the time I lived myself under the Communist regime. I found myself a diligent reader filling in many mental footnotes of my experiences during this era. Czeslaw Milosz, Nobel Prize laureate, on the English language edition Gripping but matter-of-fact memoir. . . . More than many such memoirs, this volume clearly manifests the constant struggle between mainting one's life and maintaining one's humanity in inhumane situations. Publishers Weekly, on the English-language edition An exploration of life at the edge. . . . Bardach's meditations on slavery tap into the wall of pain and insight that feeds songs of freedom everywhere. New York Times Book Review, on the English-language edition

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Janusz Bardach was a Ukranian gulag survivor and author.

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