I got a hold of a copy of "A day in the life of Ivan Denisovich" by Aleksander Solzhenitsyn translated by Robert Parker, and I can recommend it on the highest! It's remarkable not only in the story and the prose, but also that it past the censorship and Krushev himself made sure it was published... It's more than a book, it is a phenomenon.

I am sure the original in Russian is better!

That's all, have a nice day!