We Never Make Mistakes: Twp Short Novels

by Aleksandr Isaevich; Blackstock Solzhenitsyn

This volume collects two quietly powerful short novels. In "An Incident at Krechetovka Station," a Red Army lieutenant is confronted by a disturbing Army straggler. The young lieutenant's final decision and the events leading up to it are described with the same attention to realistic detail and quiet emotional impact of "One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich." "Matryona's House" is the tale of an old peasant woman, whose tenacious and humorous struggle against cold, hunger, and greedy relatives is described by a young man who only understands her after her death. 138 pages.

138 pages, Paperback

Published January 1, 1963