And quiet flows the Don, Deel 1This story of a group of Cossacks living along the Don river--a primitive, virile, and unbelievably brutal people--centers about Gregor Melekhov, a young Cossack with Turkish blood in his veins. His home life, his unhappy marriage and impassioned love affair, and his military adventures and experiences in the Revolution are told with frank naturalism, from a Bolshevik point of view. Host of other characters crowd the pages of a powerful novel of war and revolution. |
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Pagina 408
His body tingling, Valet silently jumped back. " Is that you, Otto ? Why have you
been so long ? " the German asked, stepping out of the dugout and carelessly
adjusting his greatcoat across his shoulders. " Hands up ! Hands up ! Surrender !
His body tingling, Valet silently jumped back. " Is that you, Otto ? Why have you
been so long ? " the German asked, stepping out of the dugout and carelessly
adjusting his greatcoat across his shoulders. " Hands up ! Hands up ! Surrender !
Pagina 409
The German stood staring at Valet's outflung hand, his body a little forward, his
ears straining to catch the sense of the incomprehensible words. So he stood for
a second or two, his eyes meeting Valet's, then suddenly a joyous smile quivered
...
The German stood staring at Valet's outflung hand, his body a little forward, his
ears straining to catch the sense of the incomprehensible words. So he stood for
a second or two, his eyes meeting Valet's, then suddenly a joyous smile quivered
...
Pagina 687
Valet snarled. "I'll clear out by myself. I don't want any whitelivers with me. ' Yes,
but why ' ! And ' Yes, but where ' ! They'll give it you hot and shove you into prison
for Bolshevism. How can you sit there joking ? In such times as these ?
Valet snarled. "I'll clear out by myself. I don't want any whitelivers with me. ' Yes,
but why ' ! And ' Yes, but where ' ! They'll give it you hot and shove you into prison
for Bolshevism. How can you sit there joking ? In such times as these ?
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Gebruikersrecensie - TheWasp - LibraryThingGregor Melekov and his brother Piotra are cossack farmers on the Don River in the village of Tatarsk when WW1 breaks out and young men are sent to war. Civil war follows which sees many cossacks ... Volledige review lezen
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Gebruikersrecensie - PilgrimJess - LibraryThing"He had no cap, nor had he the upper part of his cranium, for it had been cut clean away by a shard of shrapnel. In the empty brain-pan, framed by damp strains of hair, glimmered rose-coloured rain ... Volledige review lezen
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Aksinia Anna arms asked ataman beard began blood Bolsheviks brother Bunchuk Christonia cigarette commander comrades cossacks crowd Daria devil Don Cossack door Dunia Eugene eyes face father feet fingers fire flung front gaze German glanced gleamed greatcoat Gregor grey Grishka hair hand head horse Ilinichna Ivan Alexievitch Kaledin Kalmikov kerchief knout Kornilov Korshunov Koshevoi Lagutin laughed legs lips Listnitsky look machine-gun Melekhov Military Revolutionary Committee Millerovo Miron Misha Mitka Mokhov Mrikhin Natalia night officer Pantaleimon Petrograd Piotra Podtielkov Prokhor Red Guards regiment reins replied road roar rode Rostov saddle scent shirt shoulders shouted side silent smiled smoke soldiers stared Stepan steppe steps Stockman stood talk Tatarsk tears tell There's thought threw took troop trousers turned Ukrainian Uriupin Valet village voice wagon wait walked waved What's whip whispered wife wind woman yard