The Road : Stories, Journalism, and Essays (Paperback)

from ateolf

This is a very good collection of works, especially from a biographical point of view. The editing is well-done and puts a lot of perspective on Grossman's life and career as a whole. The earlier stories are a little weak, but still interesting in seeing his development. The essays and journalism...

from technodiabla

I really enjoyed this compilation. The biographical-historical information before each section adds great context to Grossman's works. Having only read Life and Fate previously, I found his short stories simple, yet moving. I also found the journalistic accounts-- like "The Hell of Treblinka"-- r...

from fredbacon

Vasily Grossman is often acclaimed as the Leo Tolstoy of the Soviet Union. The comparison is rather superficial in that it seems to be based on a perceived correspondence between their two masterpieces, Tolstoy's War and Peace and Grossman's Life and Fate. Aside from the fact that both books are ...

from Stbalbach

The Road is a collection of short stories by Jewish Russian author Vasily Grossman. He is best known for long epic novels like Life and Fate so this is a good short introduction to his writing. He mainly wrote about World War II and the stories are typically heavy and dark. However they are not h...