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Title: Great Short Works of Leo Tolstoy by Leo Tolstoy ISBN: 0-06-083071-9 Publisher: Perennial Pub. Date: August, 1967 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $8.99 |
Average Customer Rating: 5
Rating: 5
Summary: Intense stuff
Comment: I turn to some of these stories repeatedly. Tolstoy gives searching portraits of obsessed souls in stories such as "The Devil" (an unforgettable account of lust), "Father Sergius," and "The Kreutzer Sonata." Here is a more "Dostoevskian" Tolstoy than we see in War and Peace. Providing balance in the collection are masterpieces such as "Hadji Murad." Don't overlook this book; it is a convenient compilation of some of the finest literary works of Russia's 19th century. I bought a second copy because my first one wore out.
Rating: 5
Summary: An invaluable collection
Comment: This paperback gathers many of Lev Tolstoy's most masterfully crafted short works. The Death of Ivan Ilych, Hadji Murad, The Cossacks, The Kreutzer Sonata ... they are all here. While it is impossible to give an adequate review of each of the stories in this collection, I will say that Tolstoy's short stories are a joy to read. His style is vivid, clear, and engaging, and his themes are interesting and profound. Tolstoy tackles the issues of death, war, religion, sex, and others. While I do not agree with many of his views, the beauty and subtlety with which he expresses them is tremendous.
On a more technical note, the translation is more than adequate. While reading Tolstoy in Russian is best, this translation is seamless and does not interfere with the reading. I would enthusiastically recommend this collection to anyone who is intrigued by this influential and quirky author.
Rating: 5
Summary: Brilliant
Comment: Leo Toadstool was a brilliant writer, and, although I didn't find his short pieces as brilliant as his novels, they are nonetheless brilliant. He is the Beatles of prose fiction.
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Title: Anna Karenina (Modern Library Classics) by Leo Tolstoy, Leonard J. Kent, Nina Nikolaevna Berberova, Constance Black Garnett ISBN: 067978330X Publisher: Modern Library Pub. Date: 10 October, 2000 List Price(USD): $9.95 |
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Title: The Kingdom of God Is Within You by Leo Tolstoy, Martin Green ISBN: 0803294042 Publisher: Univ of Nebraska Pr Pub. Date: January, 2002 List Price(USD): $17.95 |
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Title: The Gospel in Brief by Leo Tolstoy, Isabel Hapgood, F. A., III Flowers, Luisa Cesana ISBN: 0803294328 Publisher: Univ of Nebraska Pr Pub. Date: June, 1997 List Price(USD): $8.94 |
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Title: The Best Short Stories of Fyodor Dostoevsky (Modern Library Paperback Classics) by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, David Magarshack, Fyodor M. Dostoevsky ISBN: 0375756884 Publisher: Princeton Review Pub. Date: 13 February, 2001 List Price(USD): $10.95 |
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Title: The Idiot by Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Alan Myers, Fyodor M. Dostoevsky ISBN: 0192834118 Publisher: Oxford University Press Pub. Date: May, 1998 List Price(USD): $7.95 |
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