“Literature that is not the breath of contemporary society, that dares not transmit the pains and fears of that society, that does not warn in time against threatening moral and social dangers -- such literature does not deserve the name of literature; it is only a fatade. Such literature loses the confidence of its own people, and its published works are used as wastepaper instead of being read.”
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Solzhenitsyn, A. (n.d.). Literature that is not the breath of contemporary society, that dares not transmit the pains and fears of that society, that does not warn in time against threatening moral and social dangers -- such literature does not deserve the name of literature; it is only a fatade. Such literature loses the confidence of its own people, and its published works are used as wastepaper instead of being read. [Quotation]. Famous Quotations Network. Retrieved October 24, 2026, from https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/27011-literature-that-is-not-the-breath-of-contemporary/
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Solzhenitsyn, Alexander. “Literature that is not the breath of contemporary society, that dares not transmit the pains and fears of that society, that does not warn in time against threatening moral and social dangers -- such literature does not deserve the name of literature; it is only a fatade. Such literature loses the confidence of its own people, and its published works are used as wastepaper instead of being read.” Famous Quotations Network, https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/27011-literature-that-is-not-the-breath-of-contemporary/. Accessed 24 Oct. 2026.
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Solzhenitsyn, Alexander. “Literature that is not the breath of contemporary society, that dares not transmit the pains and fears of that society, that does not warn in time against threatening moral and social dangers -- such literature does not deserve the name of literature; it is only a fatade. Such literature loses the confidence of its own people, and its published works are used as wastepaper instead of being read.” Famous Quotations Network. Accessed October 24, 2026. https://www.famous-quotations.com/quotes/27011-literature-that-is-not-the-breath-of-contemporary/.