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Leo Tolstoy’s 20 Greatest Short Stories Annotated

Leo Tolstoy’s 20 Greatest Short Stories Annotated

Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy

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Bottletree Classics
Año de edición:
2009
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Ficción clásica
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9781933747156
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'Anna Karenina' and 'War and Peace' branded Tolstoy as one of the greatest writers in modern history. Few, however, have read his wonderful short stories. Now, in one collection, are the 20 greatest short stories of Leo Tolstoy, which give a snapshot of Russia and its people in the late nineteenth century. A fine introduction is given by Andrew Barger. Annotations are included of difficult Russian terms. There is also a Tolstoy biography at the start of the book with photos of Tolstoy’s relatives. The classic stories include:A CandleAfter the DanceAlbertAlyosha the PotAn Old AcquaintanceDoes a Man Need Much Land?If You Neglect the Fire You Don’t Put It OutKhodinka: An Incident of the Coronation of Nicholas IILucerneMemoirs of a LunaticMy DreamRecollections of a ScorerThe Empty DrumThe Long ExileThe Posthumous Papers of the Hermit Fedor KusmichThe Young TsarThere Are No Guilty PeopleThree DeathsTwo Old MenWhat Men Live By

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