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      The Life and Extraordinary Adventures of Private Ivan Chonkin

      by Vladimir Voinovich
      Published
      Mar 1977
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      General Fiction General Fiction
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      Ivan Chonkin is a simple, bumbling peasant who has been drafted into the Red Army. Shortly before the outbreak of World War II, he is sent to an obscure village with one week's ration of canned meat and orders to guard a downed plane. Apparently forgotten by his unit, Chonkin resumes his life as a peasant and passes the war tending the village postmistress's garden. Just after the German invasion, the secret police discover this mysterious soldier lurking behind the front line. Their pursuit of Chonkin and his determined resistance lead to wild skirmishes and slapstick encounters.

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      Nov 1982 Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN 0374517525
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      First Edition Mar 1977 Ebury Publishing (UK) ISBN 0224013289
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      Jan 1977 Farrar, Straus and Giroux ISBN 0374186219
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