Three Novellas (Oneworld Classics) - Softcover
One of Tolstoy’s last works of fiction, The Devil revolves around the young landowner’s Yevgeny irrepressible lust for Stepanida, a sensual peasant woman. Even when he gets married to a respectable upper-class lady, he finds himself unable to put an end to his encounters with Stepanida, and becomes increasingly consumed by guilt and helplessness in the face of his undeniable urges. In some ways comparable to the controversial Kreutzer Sonata, this novella shows Tolstoy at his most salacious, while at the same time addresses the conflicts between desire, social norms, and personal conscience. Also included in this volume are Family Happiness, one of Tolstoy’s earliest works an entertaining and cynical account of marriage from the perspective of a disillusioned wife; and A Landowner’s Morning, one of Tolstoy’s lesser-known pieces of fiction.
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Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910) is regarded as one of the greatest writers of all time. His masterpieces Anna Karenina and War and Peace represent the peak of realist fiction. Kyril Zinovieff and April Fitzlyon are widely acclaimed Russian translators.
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- PublisherOneworld Classics
- Publication date2010
- ISBN 10 1847491251
- ISBN 13 9781847491251
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