Kolyma tales / By Varlam Shalamov; translated by John Glad.

Translation of selected stories from: Kolymskie rasskazy.

With softcover

Cont.: Survival. A "pushover" job -- In the night -- Shock therapy -- In the bathhouse -- Carpenters -- Hope. Dry Rations -- Sententious -- Defiance. Prosthetic appliances -- Quiet -- Major Pugachov's last battle -- The criminal world. On tick -- A piece of meat -- The snake charmer -- The jailors' world. Chief of political control -- A child's drawings -- The injector -- Magic -- My first tooth -- The lawyers' plot -- The American connection. Lend-lease -- Condensed milk -- Release. Esperanto -- The train -- The used-book dealer.