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'In the sweat of thy face shalt thou eat bread, till thou return unto the ground; for out of it wast thou taken.'— iii. 19.

The above are the title and the epigraph of a book by Timothy Miháylovitch Bóndaref which I have read in manuscript.

That book seems to me very remarkable for its strength, its clearness, and the beauty of its language, as well as for a sincerity of conviction that is apparent in every line, but above all for the importance, truth, and depth of its fundamental thought.