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The Zone : A Prison Camp Guard's Story by Dovlatov, Sergei is a work of fiction available to read on EtoBox.

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Written in Sergei Dovlatov's unique voice and unmatched style, The Zone is a satirical novelization of Dovlatov's time as a prison guard for the Soviet Army in the early 1960s. Snapshots of the prison are juxtaposed with the narrator's letters to Igor Markovich of Hermitage Press in which he urges Igor to publish the very book we're reading. As Igor receives portions of the prison camp manuscript, so too does the reader. Arguably Dovlatov's most significant work, The Zone illuminates the twisted absurdity of the life of a prison guard: "Almost any prisoner would have been suited to the role of a guard. Almost any guard deserved a prison term." Full of Dovlatov's trademark dark humor and dry wit, The Zone's narrator is an extension of his author, and the book fittingly begins with the following disclaimer: "The names, events, and dates given here are all real. I invented only those details that were not essential. Therefore, any resemblance between the... <div class="bookitem

Who reads The Zone : A Prison Camp Guard's Story?

Author

Dovlatov, Sergei

Publisher

Counterpoint Press

Published

2012

Language

EN

ISBN

9781619020344

Category

work of fiction

Subjects

Fiction, Literary Fiction

Rating

4.16 / 5 (907 ratings)

Updated

2026-03-14