1980 Soviet Novel When Rain & Wind Knock at Window Arvid Grigulis Hardcover USSR

by Arvid Grigulis

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Vintage 1980 Soviet Baltic Historical & Psychological Hardcover Novel Arvīds Grigulis: "When the Rain and Wind Knock at the Window" Published by "Sovetsky Pisatel" (Moscow, 1980) – Adapted into the 1967 Riga Film Studio Classic Up for sale is an authentic 1980 Soviet hardcover edition of Arvīds Grigulis’ acclaimed Baltic post-WWII historical novel, published in Moscow by "Sovetsky Pisatel." Based on real court files and survivor memoirs from 1944–1947, this 544-page work traces the fate of Latvian youths fleeing to Sweden across the stormy Baltic Sea, the realities of emigration camps, and post-war espionage. Title: Когда дождь и ветер стучат в окно (When the Rain and Wind Knock at the Window) Author: Arvīds Grigulis (Арвид Григулис) Publisher: Sovetsky Pisatel (Издательство «Советский писатель», Москва) Year of Publication: 1980 (USSR) Language: Russian text throughout (translated from Latvian) Binding: Original publisher's cloth-backed illustrated hardcover Pages: 544 pages with frontispiece author portrait LITERARY & HISTORICAL HIGHLIGHTS: Historical True Crime & War Dossiers: Based on declassified post-war court proceedings and diaries documenting refugees crossing into Sweden between 1944 and 1947. Cinematic Legacy: Basis for the celebrated 1967 detective feature film directed by Aloizs Brenčs at the Riga Film Studio. Two-Part Epic: Complete text containing Part 1 («Опавшие листья») and Part 2 («Сила жизни»). CONDITION REPORT: Overall Status: Very Good vintage condition.

• Year: 1980
• Condition: Good

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