The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Short Stories. Leo Tolstoy
Зарубежная классика. Dover Thrift Editions
The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Short Stories
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isbn 9780486110622
Автор произведения Leo Tolstoy
Жанр Зарубежная классика
Серия Dover Thrift Editions
Издательство Ingram
One of the world's greatest novelists, Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910) also wrote numerous excellent short stories, three of which are contained in this volume. «The Kreutzer Sonata» (1891) is a penetrating study of jealousy as well as a splenetic complaint about the way in which society educates young men and women in matters of sex. In «The Death of Ivan Ilych» (1886), a symbolic Everyman discovers the inner light of faith and love only when confronted by death. «How Much Land Does a Man Need?» (1886) is a simple, didactic story of peasant life, written by Tolstoy in the wake of a spiritual crisis. All three tales offer readers a splendid introduction to Tolstoy's work as well as the focused delights of the short story form brought to a pinnacle in the hands of a master.