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Sofya now understood the difference between life and existence: her life had come to an end, but her existence could drag on indefinitely. And however wretched and miserable this existence was, the thought of violent death still filled her with horror.
Sofya now understood the difference between life and existence: her life had come to an end, but her existence could drag on indefinitely. And however wretched and miserable this existence was, the thought of violent death still filled her with horror.
Approximate author period: c. 1928 AD · modern
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- Vasily Grossman
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- Approximate author period: c. 1928 AD · modern
Approximate author-period evidence for Vasily Grossman: documented activity in 1928. Wikidata Q313767, inspected 2026-10-08. Not a quotation composition date or independent verification of attribution. Source: https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q313767 (accessed 2026-10-08).
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