The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Short Stories (Dover Thrift Editions) - Softcover

Leo Tolstoy

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0486278050 ISBN 13: 9780486278056

Publisher: Dover Publications, 1993

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author:

Novelist, essayist, dramatist, and philosopher, Count Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910) is most famous for his sprawling portraits of 19th-century Russian life, as recounted in Anna Karenina and War and Peace.

Language Notes:

Text: English (translation)
Original Language: Russian

About this edition

• Publisher: Dover Publications
• Publication date: 1993
• ISBN 10: 0486278050
• ISBN 13: 9780486278056
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 144