Collected Shorter Fiction: Volume 1 (Everyman's Library)

Collected Shorter Fiction: Volume 1 (Everyman's Library)

<p>Written over a period of more than half a century, Leo Tolstoy’s stories reflect every aspect of his 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 and simplicity, and his growing preoccupation with religion.<br>             <br>The stories in Volume 1 of the <i>Collected Shorter Fiction</i> date from the period in which the young Tolstoy wrote <i>Anna Karenina</i> and <i>War and Peace.</i> Ranging from brief, masterfully sketches of military life such as “The Wood-Felling” to novellas like <i>Family Happiness</i>, an uneasy imagining of the idyllic possibilities of marriage by the not-yet-married writer, all feature Tolstoy’s characteristically lavish deployment of detail, shrewd observation, and imaginative power.<br>  <br> Translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude<br></p><p><br>(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed)</p>