Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn vs Edward Said
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Compare the life timelines of Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918–2008) and Edward Said (1935–2003) side by side. Their lives overlapped for 68 years, from 1935 to 2003.
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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn (1918–2008)
- — Born in Kislovodsk Verified
- — Graduated in mathematics from Rostov State University Verified
- — Arrested and sentenced to eight years in labour camps Verified
- — One Day in the Life of Ivan Denisovich published in Novy Mir Verified
- — Awarded the Nobel Prize in Literature Verified
- — The Gulag Archipelago published in Paris Verified
- — Expelled from the Soviet Union Verified
- — Settled in Cavendish, Vermont Verified
- — Returned to Russia Verified
- — Died in Moscow Verified
Edward Said (1935–2003)
- — Born in Jerusalem, British Mandate of Palestine Verified
- — Family settled in Cairo, Egypt
- — Graduated from Princeton University Verified
- — Joined the faculty of Columbia University Verified
- — Doctorate in English literature from Harvard University Verified
- — Served as a member of the Palestinian National Council Verified
- — Published Orientalism Verified
- — Diagnosed with chronic lymphocytic leukaemia Verified
- — Published Culture and Imperialism Verified
- — Died in New York City Verified