Robert answers “Does one have to read In a Just Cause in...”

J. Robert asked this question about Life and Fate:

Does one have to read In a Just Cause in order to read Life and Fate? Or are they stand alone pieces?

Robert I agree entirely with James. I read the book as a stand alone and was very captivated by it. After talking with some folks about the book. The charect…moreI agree entirely with James. I read the book as a stand alone and was very captivated by it. After talking with some folks about the book. The charecters althou having the same name do have very different mannerisms when comparing the books. After Stalins death, Grossman was not afraid to feel free to be honest about the Stalinist State in Life and Fate. While in his previous books he felt pressured by the state underwhich he wrote his novels.(less)

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