| The Cossacks and Other Stories Contributor(s): Tolstoy, Leo (Author), McDuff, David (Translator), McDuff, David (Notes by) |
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ISBN: 0140449590 ISBN-13: 9780140449594 Publisher: Penguin Group OUR PRICE: $16.20 Product Type: Paperback Published: June 2007 Annotation: Tolstoys powerful semiautobiographical stories based on his time spent in the Russian armythe latest in our series of fresh new Tolstoy translations In 1851, at the age of twenty-two, Tolstoy joined the Russian army. The four years he spent as a soldier were among the most significant in his life and inspired the tales collected here. In The Cossacks, Tolstoy tells the story of Olenin, a cultured Russian whose experiences among the Cossack warriors of Central Asia leave him searching for a more authentic life. The Sevastopol Sketches bring into stark relief the realities of military life during the Crimean War. And Hadji Murat paints a portrait of a great leader torn apart by divided loyalties. In writing about individuals and societies in conflict, Tolstoy has penned some of the most brilliant stories about the nature of war. |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Literary - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Short Stories (single Author) |
| Dewey: FIC |
| Series: Penguin Classics |
| Physical Information: 0.89" H x 5.11" W x 7.77" (0.80 lbs) 480 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia |
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| Publisher Description: Tolstoy's powerful semiautobiographical stories based on his time spent in the Russian army, part of our series of fresh new Tolstoy translations In 1851, at the age of twenty-two, Tolstoy joined the Russian army. The four years he spent as a soldier were among the most significant in his life and inspired the tales collected here. In The Cossacks, Tolstoy tells the story of Olenin, a cultured Russian whose experiences among the Cossack warriors of Central Asia leave him searching for a more authentic life. The Sevastopol Sketches bring into stark relief the realities of military life during the Crimean War. And Hadji Murat paints a portrait of a great leader torn apart by divided loyalties. In writing about individuals and societies in conflict, Tolstoy has penned some of the most brilliant stories about the nature of war. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators. |