Tolstoy: A Guide for the Perplexed

by Jeff Love

Book Overview

Count Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy (1828-1910) is one of the most important writers in the Western tradition. His two great novels, War and Peace and Anna Karenina, cover an enormous range of basic human experiences with a precision and probing spirit that, in the words of one critic, are simply "unmatched by any other writer."
This guide offers students a clear introduction to Tolstoy's literary works from his major novels to the shorter...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0826493793
• ISBN13: 9780826493798
• Release Date: September 2008
• Publisher: Continuum
• Length: 192 Pages
• Weight: 0.65 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.6" x 5.4" x 8.3"