Why read Stalingrad?

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THE SUNDAY TIMES BESTSELLER AND NOW A MAJOR RADIO 4 DRAMA

'One of the great novels of the 20th century, and now published in English for the first time' Observer

'A gripping panorama of the human experience' Kenneth Branagh

In April 1942, Hitler and Mussolini plan the huge offensive on…

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1 author picked Stalingrad as one of their favorite books. Why do they recommend it?

Fernanda Pirie

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This is the prequel to Grossman's well-known 'Life and Fate', in my opinion even more absorbing. It gives a fantastic account of the Russian experience of the German assault on Stalingrad in WWII, from the point of view of a range of different characters. The story-lines interweave, like 'War and Peace'. The writing is engaging and the descriptions often very moving. Grossman takes you into individual lives with simplicity and directness and doesn't shy away from the most difficult and complex of emotions. The book also has dramatic pace, although it is very long and heavy. I'm reading it in…

From Fernanda's 3 favorite reads in 2024.