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León Tolstói (1828-1910) es reconocido como uno de los escritores más importantes de la novela rusa y de la literatura mundial. Nacido en una antigua familia de la nobleza, sus obras constituyen un fiel reflejo de la sociedad rusa de la época, convirtiéndolo en uno de los representantes más reconocidos del realismo.
En "Anna Karenina" (que empezó a publicarse como un folletín en 1875, y se publicaría por primera vez entera en 1877), Tolstói...
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A bishop and several pilgrims are travelling on a fishing boat. During the voyage, the bishop engages the fishermen in conversation after overhearing them discuss a remote island nearby their course where three old hermits lived a spartan existence focused on seeking "salvation for their souls." Several of the fisherman claim to have seen them once. The bishop then informs the captain that he wishes to visit the island. The captain attempts to dissuade...
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In the town of Vladímir lived a young merchant named Iván Dmítritch Aksyónof. He had two shops and a house of his own. Aksyónof was a handsome, fair-haired, curly-headed fellow, full of fun, and very fond of singing. When quite a young man he had been given to drink, and was riotous when he had had too much, but after he married he gave up drinking, except now and then.
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This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading. Leo Tolstoy's The Gospels in Brief (1881) is a daring attempt by Russia's greatest novelist to rewrite "the greatest story ever told." This book appeared soon after the writer experienced a period of deep despair that led to a conversion in his personal life. Following what might best be described as a mid-life crisis, Tolstoy devoted himself to a rational religion...
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A young man, Olenin, is stationed in the Caucasus, where he falls in love with the place, the people, and the simple way of life. Though he has fallen in love with the betrothed of a man he has befriended, he believes that he can be self-sacrificing, until a fellow Russian brings the complexity of Moscow-thinking back to Olenin.
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Léon Tolstoï est né en 1828 dans une petite ville de Russie. Son enfance est frappée par le malheur, consécutivement, il subit la perte de sa mère puis de son père et de sa grand-mère. Son tempérament, très sensible, l'amène à se poser très jeune des questions sur les inégalités sociales qu'il voit autour de lui. Il se fait soldat et les scènes de guerre auxquelles il participe seront la source de son roman le plus connu Guerre et...
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This collection of eleven stories spans virtually the whole of Tolstoy's creative life. While each is unique in form, as a group they are representative of his style and touch on the central themes that surface in War and Peace and Anna Karenina.
Stories as different as “The Snowstorm”, “Lucerne”, “The Diary of a Madman”, and “The Devil” are grounded in autobiographical experience. They deal with journeys of self-discovery and the...
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Father Sergius is a short story by Leo Tolstoy and was published in 1911. It tells the story of a young prince — known as Stepan Kasatsky - who becomes a priest. In the court, he falls in love with Countess Mary Korotkova and becomes engaged to her. But soon he discovers his fiancée was once a mistress to the emperor, Tsar Nicholas I.
This incident devastates him and he decides to leave the court and becomes a monk. As he is an ambitious high...
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Leo Tolstoy was a Russian writer and philosopher who is widely regarded as one of the greatest novelists of all time. His most famous works include War and Peace and Anna Karenina, both of which are considered masterpieces of literature. Tolstoy's writing was known for its realism, attention to detail, and profound psychological insights into human behavior. In addition to his literary accomplishments, Tolstoy was also a prominent social and political...
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The Kreutzer Sonata is a novella by Leo Tolstoy, published in 1889. It tells the story of a man who killed his wife because of jealousy. The story begins on a train. Passengers start a conversation about the nature and purpose of marriage. Among them, there is a strange man who is nervous and uncommunicative. A lawyer on the train brings up the case of Pozdnyshev, a man who murdered his wife but was acquitted at trial. The strange man breaks his silence...
11) The Devil
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The Devil is a novella by Leo Tolstoy, was published in 1911, after the write's death. It tells the story of a married landowner slowly overcome with unrelenting sexual desire for one of the peasants on his estate. Before his marriage, he had many sexual relationships with women while living in St. Petersburg. He inherited an estate in the country after the death of his father and he decided to leave the city. In his new life, he lives with his mother....
12) Ilyas
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A story of a successful farmer Ilyas who grew into one of the wealthiest in the area only to loose it all through series of bad accidents. He finds his happiness however only after loosing all his possessions and achieving peace for himself and his wife. Read in English, unabridged.
13) Der Überfall
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Die eindringliche Erzählung über falschen Mut und wahre Tapferkeit in Zeiten der Gefahr aus dem Frühwerk des großen russischen Schriftstellers.
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The famed Nobel Literature prize winning Leo Tolstoy is the author of this book. "On the Significance of Science and Art" explores the idea of the approach of modern science in looking at life's questions. Tolstoy feels that, "The men of contemporary science are very fond of saying, triumphantly and confidently, "We investigate only facts," imagining that these words contain some meaning. It is impossible to investigate facts alone, because the facts...
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In the Indian town of Surat, there is a coffee-house where many travellers and foreigners from all parts of the world meet and converse. One day a learned Persian theologian visits this coffee-house. He is a man who has spent his life studying the nature of the Deity, and reading and writing books upon the subject. He has thought, read, and written so much about God, that he eventually lost his wits, became quite confused, and ceased even to believe...
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In this collection, "How Much Land Does a Man Need? And Other Stories," Russian born Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) demonstrates his varied subject matter and style in his shorter fiction. In the title piece, "How Much Land Does a Man Need?," Tolstoy explores this very question through the story of a peasant with an increasing appetite for land. In "What Men Live By," the humble shoemaker Simon sets out to collect money to pay for new coats for the family....
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Written from 1852 to 1856, this autobiographical novel was Tolstoy's first publication. The early life of Nikolai, the son of wealthy landowner in Russia, is fully explored, slowly revealing this young boy's inner mind, relationships, and social standing. As he describes his tutor, angelic mother, aloof father, worldly brother, and later his moralistic friend, Nikolai displays a mind given to dreaming and a personality as complex as it is conflicted....
18) Sevastopol
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After his involvement in the Siege of Sevastopol (1854-55), Leo Tolstoy decided to write this collection of three fictional sketches about the experience. "Sevastopol in December" takes the reader on a tour of the city, including a makeshift hospital with wounded soldiers. "Sevastopol in May" and "Sevastopol in August" continue the narrative, analyzing what war is-futile, he concludes.
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Bog pravdu vidit da ne skoro skazhet, a veces traducido como Exiliado en Siberia y El largo exilio) es un relato corto del autor ruso Leo Tolstoy publicado por primera vez en 1872. La historia, sobre un hombre enviado a prisión por un asesinato que no cometió, adopta la forma de una parábola sobre el perdón.
El concepto de la historia de un hombre acusado injustamente de asesinato y desterrado a Siberia también aparece en una de las obras anteriores...
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Four Classic Christmas Stories in One Volume! This book contains, The Gift of the Magi by O. Henry, The Heavenly Christmas Tree by Fyodor Dostoevsky, The Story of the Other Wise Man Where Love Is, God Is by Leo Tolstoy. Each story explores the true meaning of Christmas and makes an excellent family read aloud.
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