Shock Therapy by Varlam Shalamov

Shock Therapy

Varlam Shalamov

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For readers who appreciate unflinching portrayals of the human spirit's capacity for resilience and survival in the face of unimaginable hardship, Shock Therapy by Varlam Shalamov offers a haunting and thought-provoking glimpse into the lives of those who endured the brutal conditions of a Russian labour camp.

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Merzlakov, once a robust stable-hand, now fights hunger, pain and exhaustion after a year and a half at a labour camp. An enormous man given little food, he sees the larger men dying first, their bodies conquered by starvation. In his desperation ...

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