How Steel Was Tempered -- Popular Edition of World Literary Classics

Author: (Soviet) Ostrovsky, translated by Wang Zhichong
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Publish Date: 2001-08-01
Features: "How the Steel Was Tempered" is a novel created by Soviet disabled writer H. Ostrovsky using his personal experiences as material. It reflects the passionate struggles of young people in the 1920s and 1930s who participated in establishing and consolidating the Soviet regime and in rebuilding the national economy. The protagonist, Pavel Korchagin, suffers severe injuries in the war and later becomes completely paralyzed and blind. To return to the position of building the country, he studies hard, reads a great deal of literary works, gradually improves his writing skills, and finally writes a deeply moving novel, continuing to make outstanding contributions to the people. The indomitable spirit of perseverance of the novel's protagonist remains positive today. This book is translated by Wang Zhichong, a disabled person who learned Russian through self-study. His spirit of relentless struggle in adversity is equally touching.