TY - BOOK AU - Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr I. TI - The Oak and the Calf: sketches of literary life in the soviet union SN - 0060140143 U1 - 891.7344 PY - 1980/// CY - New York PB - Harper & Row KW - Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr Isaevich, 1918- Biography KW - Authors, Russian- 20th Century- Biography KW - Solzhenitsyn, Aleksandr Isaevich, 1918 N1 - "The Oak and the Calf" is a memoir by Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn, the renowned Russian novelist and dissident. The book is a collection of sketches and essays that explore Solzhenitsyn's experiences as a writer in the Soviet Union, from his early days as a struggling author to his rise to international fame. With its vivid portraits of literary life, its scathing critiques of Soviet censorship, and its reflections on the role of the writer in society, "The Oak and the Calf" provides a fascinating glimpse into the world of Soviet literature and the life of one of its most celebrated figures ER -