There are some reading creases to the spine and some very light surface corner creases. Some light edge wear and a sun bleached spine. 569 pages - browning to the closed page edges. This book has been read , possibly more than once , but it is still a very good reading copy. ---- Divided into two parts , Part One assembles a fascinating cross section of Soviet society in the cancer ward of a provincial hospital , with Oleg Kostoglotov as the main character. Part Two completes the story of Kostoglotov 's fight for existence. All the people invoved are threatened by cancer literally and metaphorically.

Russia Stalin