{"product_id":"vasilygrossmanstalingrad","title":"Vasily Grossman - Stalingrad","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten by Vasily Grossman. Themes include Fiction, Historical, 20th Century, World War Ii, War \u0026amp; Military.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe \u003ci\u003eSunday Times\u003c\/i\u003e Bestseller And Now A Major Radio 4 Drama\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'One of the great novels of the 20th century, and now published in English for the first time' \u003ci\u003eObserver\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'A gripping panorama of the human experience' K\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cb\u003eenneth Branagh\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e In April 1942, Hitler and Mussolini plan the huge offensive on the Eastern Front that will culminate in the greatest battle in human history.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e Hundreds of miles away, Pyotr Vavilov receives his call-up papers and spends a final night with his wife and children in the hut that is his home. As war approaches, the Shaposhnikov family gathers for a meal: despite her age, Alexandra will soon become a refugee; Tolya will enlist in the reserves; Vera, a nurse, will fall in love with a wounded pilot; and Viktor Shtrum will receive a letter from his doomed mother which will haunt him forever.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e The war will consume the lives of a huge cast of characters - lives which express Grossman's grand themes of the nation and the individual, nature's beauty and war's cruelty, love and separation.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e For months, Soviet forces are driven back inexorably by the German advance eastward and eventually Stalingrad is all that remains between the invaders and victory. The city stands on a cliff top by the Volga River. The battle for Stalingrad - a maelstrom of violence and firepower - will reduce it to ruins. But it will also be the cradle of a new sense of hope.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003ci\u003eStalingrad\u003c\/i\u003e is a magnificent novel not only of war but of all human life: its subjects are mothers and daughters, husbands and brothers, generals, nurses, political officers, steelworkers, tractor girls. It is tender, epic, and a testament to the power of the human spirit.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cbr\u003e \u003cb\u003e'You will not only discover that you love his characters and want to stay with them - that you need them in your life as much as you need your own family and loved ones - but that at the end... you will want to read it again' \u003ci\u003eDaily\u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eTelegraph\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFormat:\u003c\/strong\u003e Hardcover\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAll books at Vastela are pre-owned. Condition varies from good to near-new. No book is sold in unacceptable condition.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Vastela Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":57935584330102,"sku":null,"price":12.0,"currency_code":"CHF","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0707\/7144\/1981\/files\/9781846555794.jpg?v=1779466625","url":"https:\/\/www.vastelabooks.com\/products\/vasilygrossmanstalingrad","provider":"Vastela Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}