Book · 2010 · Translations into English
The road
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I would really recommend The Road.
What they say about it
- Recommended reading“really recommend The Road”2
The best things said about it
I really love his last short stories the ones he wrote after the typescript of Life and Fate was confiscated so the three stories I particularly love are the title story The Road.
You should get The Road the book and you should read whatever in there you want.
The road is a uh short story of Grossman's and it's the title as well of a uh an edited alumn that you did of his shorter writings.
Why people recommend it
The Road by Vasily Grossman is a powerful collection of short stories and essays reflecting on war, human resilience, and the author's profound worldview. On EconTalk, Russ Roberts strongly recommended the book as an essential, shorter introduction to Grossman's literary brilliance, noting that it serves as an excellent entry point into the writer's broader catalog alongside his famous novels. Robert Chandler, who translated and edited the collection, shared his deep admiration for the title story and explained his editorial process in compiling these moving pieces written after the confiscation of his earlier work. Roberts and Chandler further explored the collection's contents during their discussion, highlighting Grossman's striking essay on a Raphael painting and his keen observations on humanity. Additionally, Tyler Cowen joined the conversation on EconTalk and Conversations with Tyler to discuss Grossman's essays and worldview, pointing to the profound insights found within these shorter narratives. The podcast guests united in their praise for the collection, emphasizing how these lesser-known writings capture Grossman's immense literary talent and offer readers an accessible yet emotionally devastating look at twentieth-century history and the enduring human spirit.
Every mention
Russ Roberts um and when we think about what people might read I I would I would really recommend the road the book the… 3
“the road is a uh short story of Grossman's and it's the title as well of a uh an edited alumn that you did of his shorter writings”
“um and when we think about what people might read I I would I would really recommend the road the book the road and and this is the shorter collection of essays”
“so I will just tell listeners you should get the road the book and you should read whatever in there you want”
“everything flows the novel shorter when we mentioned and certainly the shorter pieces in the road”
“the road has short stories of Grossman it has his remarkable uh essay on trinka”
“I want to talk to him about The Road, which he edited. He translated it and edited it.”
Robert Chandler I really love his last short stories the ones he wrote um after the typescript of life and fate was confisc… 1
“I really love his last short stories the ones he wrote um after the typescript of life and fate was confiscated so um the three stories I particularly love are the title Story the road”
“and um but in particular in this instance um I remembered him because um when I was compiling when I was choosing stories for the road”
Tyler Cowen He's got a an essay in the road which we may talk about in a future episode where he looks at a painting of… 1
“He's got a an essay in the road which we may talk about in a future episode where he looks at a painting of Raphael's called the Sistine Madonna.”
Other mentions (1: passing, ad reads, own books)
“You know, in this case, another thing that that Grossman captures, I thought, with such accuracy and and lets you feel it is the exhilaration of scientific discovery.”