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Is this a clean book? What would it be rated as A movie?

Tytti It's set in a forced labour camp, millions of people died in camps like that, many were tortured. Does it really matter if it has sex or "language" in…moreIt's set in a forced labour camp, millions of people died in camps like that, many were tortured. Does it really matter if it has sex or "language" in it?(less)

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Is there a really good translation of this that I could read? I have the penguin modern classics version and am struggling to get further than 30/40 pages. I find the translation lacking and the format of the book isn’t much better. I don’t know about the original but chapters or even paragraphs would be great. The close typewriter style font makes it seem like one giant sentence and it’s making my head hurt.

Rebecca H.T Willetts' translation is the best, the only one authorized by Solzhenitsyn, but there are still no chapters. That's how it was written.…moreH.T Willetts' translation is the best, the only one authorized by Solzhenitsyn, but there are still no chapters. That's how it was written.(less)

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Is this book about real man or not?

Tg If it is not it is the closest thing to it.
Read Admiral James B. Stockdale's "Courage Under Fire"
He talks about being a POW in Vietnam under brutal to…moreIf it is not it is the closest thing to it.
Read Admiral James B. Stockdale's "Courage Under Fire"
He talks about being a POW in Vietnam under brutal torture and isolation--it sounds eerily like this book(less)

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how many pages ?

Stuart Hill The Harvill Harper Collins edition published in 1991 featuring H. T. Willetts' translation into English is 150 pages.…moreThe Harvill Harper Collins edition published in 1991 featuring H. T. Willetts' translation into English is 150 pages.(less)

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How old is Ivan? I don't think it specifically says it anywhere.

Daniel I believe at one point it says he is almost 40

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