Woe to that nation whose literature is cut short by the intrusion of force. This is not merely interference with freedom of the press but the sealing up of a nation's heart, the excision of its memory.
WorksOne Day In The Life Of Ivan Denisovich; The First Circle; Cancer Ward; The Gulag Archipelago; Two Hundred Years Together
AwardsNobel Prize In Literature; Medal "For The Victory Over Germany In The Great Patriotic War 1941–1945"; Order Of The Patriotic War 2nd Class; Templeton Prize