“And Quiet Flows the Don” is a grand novel that brought its author—Russian writer Mikhail Sholokhov—worldwide fame. It is a vast epic about tragic events in Russian history, human destinies maimed by brother-killing slaughter, and love that has endured every test. It’s hard to find in Russian literature a work equal to “And Quiet Flows the Don” in its depth of understanding of reality and freedom of storytelling.