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One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich is a 1962 novel by Russian author and Nobel laureate Alexander Solzhenitsyn. The novel is a fictionalized account of a single day in the life of Ivan Denisovich Shukhov, a prisoner in a Soviet forced labor camp in the 1950s. Set during Stalin's era, the narrative offers a stark portrayal of the dehumanizing effects of the Gulag system. Solzhenitsyn's work serves as a powerful indictment of political oppression and a poignant exploration of resilience in the face of adversity. 

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