Tolstoy
Tales of Courage and Conflict
Format:Paperback
Publisher:Cooper Square Publishers Inc.,U.S.
Published:17th Aug '99
Currently unavailable, and unfortunately no date known when it will be back
Russian novelist and philospher Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) is best known for his monumental novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina, but his reputation as a master of short fiction is richly evident in this unparalleled anthology. Here, in the largest one-volume collection available, are 36 stories of war, intrigue, treachery, murder, moral turmoil, spiritual anguish, and occasional redemption. They include early stories like the famed "Sevastopol" tales of warfare and "Lost on the Steppe;" the tour de force novellas "The Death of Ivan Ilyitch" and "The Kreutzer Sonata;" as well as folk tales, parables, realistic tales, and many lesser-known gems.
These selections... do more than offer a collection of highly readable and re-readable tales; they chart Tolstoy's passage through life in a rich tapestry of tales marked by an acutely sensitive perception, stunning imagination, and moralistic fervor, and woven with the narrative craftsmanship that was his genius. * Chicago Tribune *
[An] excellent introduction to Tolstoy.... Those who dip into these tales will be so fascinated they'll turn to his larger works for more. * St. Louis Globe-Democrat *
ISBN: 9780815410102
Dimensions: 228mm x 157mm x 31mm
Weight: 776g
576 pages