Collected Shorter Fiction

(Book Jacket Status: Not Jacketed) Written over a period of more than half a century, these stories reflect every aspect of Tolstoy's art and personality. They cover his experiences as a soldier in the Caucasus, his married life, his passionate interest in the peasantry, his cult of truth adn simplicity, and, above all, his growing preoccupation with religion. Ranging in scope from novellas likeThe Kreutzer SonataandHadji Muradto folk-tales only a few pages long, they provide a marvelous opportunity to become closely acquainted with Russia's great novelist. Aylmer and Louise Maude's classic translations are supplemented by new translations by Nigel J. Cooper of six stories, including two that have never before appeared in English.Tolstoy, Leo is the author of 'Collected Shorter Fiction' with ISBN 9780375411724 and ISBN 0375411720.