Collected Shorter Fiction of Leo Tolstoy, Volume I: Introduction by John Bayley - Couverture rigide

Tolstoy, Leo

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ISBN 10 : 0375411720 ISBN 13 : 9780375411724

Editeur : Everyman's Library, 2001

Synopsis

Written over a period of more than half a century, Leo Tolstoy’s stories reflect every aspect of his art and personality. They cover his experiences as a soldier in the Caucasus, his married life, his passionate interest in the peasantry, his cult of truth and simplicity, and his growing preoccupation with religion.
           
The stories in Volume 1 of the Collected Shorter Fiction date from the period in which the young Tolstoy wrote Anna Karenina and War and Peace. Ranging from brief, masterfully sketches of military life such as “The Wood-Felling” to novellas like Family Happiness, an uneasy imagining of the idyllic possibilities of marriage by the not-yet-married writer, all feature Tolstoy’s characteristically lavish deployment of detail, shrewd observation, and imaginative power.
 

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Count Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910) was born in central Russia. After serving in the Crimean War, he retired to his estate and devoted himself to writing, farming, and raising his large family. His novels and outspoken social polemics brought him world fame.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Everyman's Library
• Date d'édition: 2001
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 0375411720
• ISBN 13: 9780375411724
• Reliure: Relié
• Nombre de pages: 848
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