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“theodore odrach”

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  • Wave of Terror

    A Novel

    by Theodore Odrach ...
    Translated by Erma Odrach ...
    This novel is a major literary discovery, and Odrach is drawing favorable comparisons with such eminent writers as Chekhov and Solzhenitsyn. Odrach wrote in Ukrainian, while living an exile's life in Toronto. This remarkable book is a microcosm of Soviet history, and Odrach provides a first-hand account of events during the Stalinist era that newsreels never covered. It has special value as a ... Read more

    $14.39 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

  • The Village Teacher and Other Stories

    by Theodore Odrach ...
    Translated by Erma Odrach ...
    The twenty-two stories in this collection, set mostly in Eastern Europe during World War Two, depict a world fraught with conflict and chaos. Theodore Odrach is witness to the horrors that surround him, and as both an investigative journalist and a skilful storyteller, using humor and irony, he guides us through his remarkable narratives. His writing style is clean and spare, yet at the same time ... Read more

    $11.19 CAD

  • Wave of Terror

    A Novel

    by Theodore Odrach ...
    Translated by Emma Odrach ...
    This novel is a major literary discovery, and Odrach is drawing favorable comparisons with such eminent writers as Chekhov and Solzhenitsyn. Odrach wrote in Ukrainian, while living an exile's life in Toronto. This remarkable book is a microcosm of Soviet history, and Odrach provides a first-hand account of events during the Stalinist era that newsreels never covered. It has special value as a ... Read more

    $18.99 CAD or Free with Kobo Plus

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  • A Woman in Berlin

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    by Eugenia Semyonovna Ginzburg ...
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  • Odessa Stories

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