Durgun Don-4 Skin Set

Back Cover Text (From the Promotional Bulletin)

Still Don is the masterpiece of Nobel Prize-winning author Mikhail Sholokhov, whose literary genius is compared to Tolstoy; An epic novel that tells the story of important historical events such as the October Revolution and the Soviet Civil War.

While describing Russian life before and after the revolution, especially the Cossacks who maintained their loyalty to feudal values and the Tsar, Sholokhov not only builds his narrative on historical documents but also examines individual and social relations with intense attention. Kazakhs, who have an artificially created hostility towards those on the opposing side, are aware that they actually live in a changing world.

Gregor Melehov, the main hero of The Still Don, has two basic tendencies side by side and in conflict in his consciousness. One of them is his deep love for peasant life, work, nature, especially the calm Don river, and his passion for independence; The other is the class awareness that he has difficulty in bringing to consciousness that he is one of millions of peasants who rebelled to get their rights.

An important issue of the novel is the impossible love between Gregor and Aksinya. Will these two interesting heroes of Stagnant Don bow to the pressure of traditions or will they stay and fight in the social environment that excludes them? However, the October Revolution offers them an opportunity to step out of the circle and choose a brand new way of life.

The translation of Durgun Don, which Yordam Kitap offers to its readers in 4 volumes, bears the signatures of three valuable translators. The text introduced to our language by Mete Ergin and Gani Yener was compared with its Russian original by Hasan Âli Ediz. You will enjoy following Sholokhov's brilliant literary style, which fuses Russian folk literature with Russian classical literature, in this meticulous translation.

Dough Type: 2nd Dough

Size: 13.5 x 19.5

First Print Year: 2018

Number of Printings: 1st Edition

Original Language: Russian

Original Name: Tihiy Don