Tolstoy His Life and Writings

By Edward Garnett

Book Overview

Tolstoy His Life and Writings is a comprehensive biography of the famous Russian writer, Leo Tolstoy, written by Edward Garnett. The book details Tolstoy's life, including his upbringing, education, and personal relationships, as well as his literary achievements and contributions to Russian literature. Garnett explores Tolstoy's most famous works, including War and Peace and Anna Karenina, and analyzes their themes and significance. The book also delves into Tolstoy's religious beliefs and his later years, during which he became increasingly critical of the Russian Orthodox Church and embraced a more ascetic lifestyle. Overall, Tolstoy His Life and Writings is an insightful and detailed exploration of one of the most important figures in Russian literature.1914. A brief sketch of Tolstoy's life. Tolstoy is considered one of the greatest of all novelists with his collected works numbering 90 and War and Peace and Anna Karenina being counted as his two masterpieces. After finishing Anna Karenina Tolstoy renounced all his earlier works and wrote Conversion to explain his doctrines. Resurrection was his last major novel. By this time, Tolstoy started to himself more as a sage and moral leader than an artist. In 1901 the Russian Orthodox Church excommunicated the author. Tolstoy became seriously ill and he recuperated in Crimea. He then left his estate to his disciple Vladimir Chertkov so as to follow the urge to live as a wandering ascetic, Tolstoy died of pneumonia on November 20, 1910, at a remote railway junction. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 116273096X
• ISBN13: 9781162730967
• Release Date: September 2010
• Publisher: Kessinger Publishing
• Length: 114 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.2" x 6.0" x 9.0"