Man Is Wolf to Man: Surviving the Gulag

by Adam Hochschild, Kathleen Gleeson, Janusz Bardach

Release Date: October, 1999

Edition: Paperback

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History is not unique

An important book to make history come alive. Unbelievable what Bardach endured. I always thought the special mixture of state-terrorism, inhumanity, and ethnic repression which existed in Nazi-Germany was a unique "accident" of history. Judging from Bardach's book it happened to almost the same extent in Russia. And the scenes in former Yugoslavia also were not far from it. Mankind obviously does not have a learning-curve. I read the book in German and hope it gets translated into Polish and Russian.

Haunting and difficult to read

This book is the most daunting first hand account of the Gulag that I have read. Voices from the Gulag and Through the Whirlwind are also well-written accounts. Man is Wolf caputures the brutal experience with power and eloquence. From a literary standpoint it is a simple read but from a human perspective it is devastating. I had to stop reading on anumber of occasions to keep from being in enveloped by the horror of the book. This book will change your perspective on human nature, WWII and Eastern Europe.