![]() ![]() He was canny enough to keep a personal diary of the process of submitting his manuscript, translated into English for the first time it reveals the beginnings of a maddening journey that became an epic battle of wills. Written and presented by author and historian Catherine Merridale, with readings by Anton Lesser, the five-part series tells the dramatic backstory behind the novel and the beginnings of Grossman’s own journey towards Soviet heresy. A period when Stalin's last campaign of terror was unfolding against his own Jewish population. ![]() To accompany the adaption Radio 4 also gives over Book Of The Week to Stalingrad: Destiny Of A Novel featuring readings from Grossman's private journal, translated here for the first time ever, chronicling his novel's tortuous progress through Soviet censorship from 1950-53. Translated by Robert and Elizabeth Chandler, Stalingrad is a prequel to Grossman’s novel Life And Fate which was adapted by Radio 4 in 2011 and featuring many of the same acclaimed cast. ![]() Anton Lesser reads Grossman’s private journal - translated into English for the first time - in a Book Of The Week special.Two part drama based on war reporter Vasily Grossman’s account also stars Greta Scacchi and Mark Bonnar.Kenneth Branagh, Greta Scacchi, Mark Bonnar, Ann Mitchell, Doon Mackichan, Kenneth Cranham and more star in a dark and honest account of the epic battle of Stalingrad by celebrated war reporter and author, Vasily Grossman. ![]()
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