Resurrection (Transaction Large Print Books) - Hardcover

Tolstoy, Leo

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1560004665 ISBN 13: 9781560004660

Publisher: Transaction Pub Large Print, 2000

Synopsis

One of Tolstoy's greatest books, Resurrection traces the conflict of pride and affection between Katusha, a prostitute charged with murder, and her first lover, Nekhludov, who serves on the jury at her trial. Prince Nekhludov recognizes her as the innocent young girl he once loved, se­duced, and abandoned. Through his attempts to alter the course of her fate, Nekhludov discovers the hypocrisy of his own atone­ment—and begins the journey to personal resur­rection.

The setting of Resurrection is the Russian un­derworld. Tolstoy turns a critical eye on the law, the penal system, and especially the Church. With its theme of fallen man and a non-Christian process of regeneration, the novel presents a panorama of Russian life at the end of the nineteenth century— shot through with spiritual intensity and material dep­rivation.

About this title

From the Back Cover:

Resurrection (1899) is the last of Tolstoy's major novels. It tells the story of a nobleman's attempt to redeem the suffering his youthful philandering inflicted on a peasant girl who ends up a prisoner in Siberia.

About the Author:

Nikolai Tolstoy is a highly recognized and acclaimed historian and biographer. He was the sole beneficiary of his stepfather's will and is one of the trustees of O'Brian's estate.

About this edition

• Publisher: Transaction Pub Large Print
• Publication date: 2000
• ISBN 10: 1560004665
• ISBN 13: 9781560004660
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 623