Life and Fate

Life and Fate is a panoramic story of a country told through the fates of its citizens. As the Battle of Stalingrad looms, Grossman's characters struggle to find redemption in a world torn apart by ideological tyranny and war. Completed in 1960 and then confiscated by the KGB, this epic tale of Soviet society remained unpublished until it was smuggled into the West in 1980, where it was hailed as a masterpiece.