This is a Chinese language translation of Daniel Beer's thorough, sobering history of the brutal penal colonies of 19th-century tsarist Russia.
When published in English in 2017, Beer's book was named winner of the Cundill History Prize, shortlisted for the Wolfson History Prize, the Pushkin Russian Book Prize and the Longman Today History Book Award, and named Book of the Year by The Times, The Spectator, BBC History and The Times Literary Supplement.
From the catalog description of the original English edition, titled The House of the Dead: Siberian Exile Under the Tsars:
Unearthing a treasure trove of new archival evidence, this masterly and original work tells the epic story of Russia's struggle to govern its prison continent and Siberia's own decisive influence on the political forces of the modern world. In The House of the Dead, Daniel Beer brings to light a dark and gripping reality of mythic proportions.
hardcover
ISBN: 9787541153624
publisher: Sichuan Literature & Art Publishing House (四川文艺出版社)
year of publication: 2019
Condition notes: Some shelf wear to DJ; small tear on back top left edge of jacket. Stamp on bottom edge of book block, "Chinese Restaurant Free Library." Pages clean and binding tight.
