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August 3, 2008The world has lost one of its great authors and dissidents. Alexander Solzhenitsyn, who brought the world's attention to the horrors of the Russian Gulag (the Soviet labor-camp system) died of heart failure at age 89, at his home in Moscow. Mr. Solzhenitsyn, a novelist, dramatist and historian, was awarded the Nobel Prize in 1970. He was exiled from the Soviet Union in 1974, and returned to Russia in 1994. His best-known works include One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich (1962), a book that can be read in one sitting and will forever change how you see the world, and the three-part Gulag Archipelago (1973-78). To get a peek into this great mind at work, read his Nobel Prize speech.  Comments (1) Leave comment
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Former San Antonio resident T. Jensen Lacey will autograph her latest book, Amazing Texas: Fascinating Facts, Entertaining Tales, Bizarre Happenings and Historical Oddities About the Lone Star State, at 7 p.m. Monday at Barnes & Noble, Southlake Town Square, southeast corner of Carroll Avenue and State Highway 114. Ms. Lacey has also written books in the "Amazing" series on Tennessee and North Carolina. For more info on her work, check out her Web site. Comments (0) Leave comment
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