| The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Short Stories Revised Edition Contributor(s): Tolstoy, Leo (Author) |
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ISBN: 0486278050 ISBN-13: 9780486278056 Publisher: Dover Publications OUR PRICE: $6.30 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 1993 Annotation: "The Kreutzer Sonata" portrays an intense conflict between sexual desire and moral constraint. "How Much Land Does a Man Need?" is a simple, moving tale of peasant life with a moral lesson; the hero of "The Death of Ivan Ilych," after a lifetime of struggle, finds faith and love only as he faces death. Explanatory footnotes. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| LCCN: 93035510 |
| Series: Dover Thrift Editions |
| Physical Information: 0.37" H x 5.24" W x 8.26" (0.25 lbs) 144 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: One of the world's greatest novelists, Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) also wrote numerous excellent short stories, three of which are contained in this volume. The Kreutzer Sonata (1891) is a penetrating study of jealousy as well as a splenetic complaint about the way in which society educates young men and women in matters of sex. In The Death of Ivan Ilych (1886), a symbolic Everyman discovers the inner light of faith and love only when confronted by death. How Much Land Does a Man Need? (1886) is a simple, didactic story of peasant life, written by Tolstoy in the wake of a spiritual crisis. All three tales offer readers a splendid introduction to Tolstoy's work as well as the focused delights of the short story form brought to a pinnacle in the hands of a master. |