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Moscow, 1939. Within the recesses of the infamous Lubyanka prison, a archivist is sent to authenticate an unsigned story confiscated in one of the many political prisoners there. The writer is Isaac Babel. The fantastic writer of Red Cavalry is spending his last days forbidden to create, his final manuscripts consigned to the archivist, Pavel Dubrov, who will eventually be charged with destroying them. The emotional jolt of meeting Babel face-to-face leads to a reckless decision: he'll save the last stories of the writer he reveres, whatever the cost.
From the margins of history, Travis Holland has woven a tale of the greatest power. Pavel’s private act of courage in the face of a huge bureaucracy of bad invigorates a life that had lost its meaning, even as it guarantees his almost certain undoing. A tale of suspense, courage, and unexpected avenues of grace, The Archivist’s Story is eventually an enduring tribute to the written word.
