| Childhood, Boyhood, Youth: New Translation Contributor(s): Tolstoy, Leo (Author), O'Brien, Dora (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1847496008 ISBN-13: 9781847496003 Publisher: Alma Books OUR PRICE: $10.80 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: November 2016 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Biographical - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Coming Of Age |
| Physical Information: 1.1" H x 5" W x 7.7" (0.65 lbs) 320 pages |
| Themes: - Topical - Adolescence/Coming of Age |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Tolstoy's first published work, completed in 1856, Childhood, Boyhood, Youth recounts his early life up to his university days. These are not memoirs in the strict sense of the word, as the author's Stendhalian take on the autobiographical genre confronts and blurs the notions of reality and imagination, combining nostalgic anecdote with frank personal assessment and philosophical extrapolation. An early display of Tolstoy's storytelling genius, written in his classically simple yet colourful language, these chronicles provide the reader with invaluable insight into the personal and literary development of one of the greatest writers of all time. |