The Diaries of Sofia Tolstoy - Couverture souple

Tolstoy, Sofia

Couverture souple

ISBN 10 : 1846881021 ISBN 13 : 9781846881022

Editeur : Alma Books Ltd, 2017

Synopsis

After marrying Count Leo Tolstoy, the author of Anna Karenina and War and Peace, Sofia Behrs kept a detailed diary until his death in 1910.

Sofia’s life was not an easy one: she idealized her husband, but was tormented by him; even her many children were not an unmitigated blessing. In the background of her life was one of the most turbulent periods of Russian history: the transition from old feudal Russia through the three revolutions and three major international wars. Yet it is as Sofia Tolstoy’s own life story, the study of one woman’s private experience, that the diaries are most valuable and moving. They are a testament to a woman of tremendous vital energy and poetic sensibility who, in the face of provocation and suffering, continued to strive for the higher things in life and to remain indomitable.

An elegant, readable volume.
A.N. Wilson
The Spectator

The diary entries bear witness to a remarkable life: the life of an exceptional woman, married to one of the most exceptional men of the time, with all her passions and difficulties laid bare. This is a book that is interesting for what it says about the predicament of women in the past, and how that compares to their present circumstances.
The Sunday Times

A propos du livre

À propos de l'auteur

Sofia Tolstoy was the wife of Leo Tolstoy for nearly fifty years. She gave birth to his thirteen children and raised his numerous grandchildren, keeping a detailed diary of her entire married life.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Alma Books Ltd
• Date d'édition: 2017
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1846881021
• ISBN 13: 9781846881022
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 650
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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