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Man Is Wolf to Man
by Janusz Bardach and Kathleen Gleeson
A Polish Jew drafted into the Red Army, sentenced to Kolyma, survives through luck, skill and friendship, later a renowned surgeon. Clear and gripping.
Read it if…
you want a Gulag survival memoir with a life after.
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Skip it if…
you want Shalamov's bleakness.
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Three things you will actually use
- Skills save lives.
- Friendship in extremity.
- Rebuild afterward.
Do this first
Read the chapters on Kolyma.
Our verdict
Bardach's Kolyma.
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