Sketches from Siberia: The Life of Jacob D. Sudermann

Sketches from Siberia is a biography of Jacob D. Sudermann's life of survival and art. Through story telling, Werner Toews sheds important light into another Russian Mennonite's life and story. Through Sudermann's paintings and story all can learn more about what the Russian Mennonite experience of life, suffering, and imprisonment was truly like. While imprisoned, Sudermann created small paintings that he would send to loved ones. Both the paintings and the inscriptions Sudermann would write on the back are strewn throughout the book.

Whether you enjoy learning about the aspects of an artist's life through their art or you long to know more Mennonite History, Toews' book is right for you.