"Chariot of Wrath" by Leonid Leonov, translated from the Russian by Norbert Guterman, published by L.B. Fischer, New York, 1946. First edition of English translation. [Original Russian title "The Taking of Velikoshumsk" published in 1944].

Hard boards, original publisher's cloth, dark blue lettering on spine; 5.1/2" x 8"; 193 pages, very good/ fine condition.Leonid Maximovich Leonov [1899-1994] was a Soviet novelist and playwright. His works have been compared with Dostoyevsky's deep psychological torment.

During the WWII, Leonov worked as a war correspondent for the Soviet press. The novel "Taking of Velikoshumsk" (tr. Chariot of Wrath) is based on his front fighting experiences in December 1943 in the western Russia.

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