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"During the 60's, russian writer André Siniavski secretly published books in the West under the name of Abram Tertz. In GOODNIGHT!, published in 1992, he recalls his 1966 trial when sentenced to a 7 years detention for having published anti-russian books and his life in the camp. The author also remembers moments of his youth, his friendship with a young genius who'll become a stool pigeon of the KGB and his encounter with a french woman who'll help him pass his manuscripts to the West. Fascinating book of a man who has been one of the first Russian dissidents."
Daniel Staebler, Resident Scholar
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Ratings are on a 1-10 scale (Low to High)
Plot
Political/social rights fight
Yes
Plotlet:
- fighting for free speech/press
Ethnic/Relig. of subject (inside)
- Russian
Ethnic/regional/gender
Yes
War/Cloak & Dagger story?
- escaping repressive govt.
ethnic of society (outside)
- Russian
War/Spying
Yes
Period of greatest activity?
- 1950+
Subject of Biography
Gender
- Male
Profession/status:
- writer
Age:
- 20's-30's
Biography of famous person?
Yes
Ethnicity
- White
Nationality
- Russian
How sensitive is this person?
- sensitive to others' feelings
Intelligence
- Smarter than most other people
Physique
- average physique
Setting
How much descriptions of surroundings?
- 3 ()
Europe
Yes
European country:
- Russian
Forest?
Yes
Misc setting
- prison
- moving train
- fort/military installation
Century:
- 1960's-1970's
Style
Person
- mostly 1st
Accounts of torture and death?
- no torture/death
Book makes you feel?
- depressed
Sex in book?
Yes
What kind of sex:
- vague references
- actual description of hetero sex
- descript. of female anat. (the big V)
Commentary on society?
Yes
Commentary on
- decency
- justice system
Unusual Style:
- a lot of flashback and forwards
- a lot of stream of consciousness
Story of entire life, or part?
- story of set of events during life
Autobiography?
Yes
Pictures/Illustrations?
- None
How much dialogue in bio?
- little dialog
How much of bio focuses on most famous period of life?
- 0-25% of book
How much is philosophy rather than life story?
- 51-75% of book
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