Download or read book Tolstoy Lied written by Rachel Kadish and published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. This book was released on 2006 with total page 350 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Headed for tenure at a major university, Tracy Farber is determined to demonstrate that Tolstoy is wrong in his argument that only unhappiness is interesting and sets out to prove that happiness and the search for happiness are complicated.
Download or read book The Weight Of Ink written by Rachel Kadish and published by HarperCollins. This book was released on 2017-06-06 with total page 581 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: WINNER OF A NATIONAL JEWISH BOOK AWARD A USA TODAY BESTSELLER "A gifted writer, astonishingly adept at nuance, narration, and the politics of passion."—Toni Morrison Set in London of the 1660s and of the early twenty-first century, The Weight of Ink is the interwoven tale of two women of remarkable intellect: Ester Velasquez, an emigrant from Amsterdam who is permitted to scribe for a blind rabbi, just before the plague hits the city; and Helen Watt, an ailing historian with a love of Jewish history. When Helen is summoned by a former student to view a cache of newly discovered seventeenth-century Jewish documents, she enlists the help of Aaron Levy, an American graduate student as impatient as he is charming, and embarks on one last project: to determine the identity of the documents' scribe, the elusive "Aleph." Electrifying and ambitious, The Weight of Ink is about women separated by centuries—and the choices and sacrifices they must make in order to reconcile the life of the heart and mind.
Download or read book The Works of Leo Tolstoy Childhood boyhood and youth written by graf Leo Tolstoy and published by . This book was released on 1928 with total page 432 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Peter the Great His Life and World written by Robert K. Massie and published by Modern Library. This book was released on 2012-09-18 with total page 1161 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: PULITZER PRIZE WINNER • An “urgently readable” (Newsweek) biography of the captivating tsar who changed Russian history—from the New York Times bestselling author of Nicholas and Alexandra, The Romanovs, and Catherine the Great “Enthralling . . . as fascinating as any novel and more so than most.”—The New York Times Book Review Against the monumental canvas of seventeenth- and eighteenth-century Europe and Russia unfolds the magnificent story of Peter the Great, crowned co-tsar at the age of ten. Robert K. Massie delves deep into his life, chronicling the pivotal events that shaped a boy into a legend—including his “incognito” travels in Europe, his unquenchable curiosity about Western ways, his obsession with the sea and establishment of the stupendous Russian navy, his creation of an unbeatable army, his transformation of Russia, and his relationships with those he loved most: Catherine, the robust yet gentle peasant, his loving mistress, wife, and successor; and Menshikov, the charming, bold, unscrupulous prince who rose to wealth and power through Peter’s friendship. Impetuous and stubborn, generous and cruel, tender and unforgiving, a man of enormous energy and complexity, Peter the Great is brought fully to life.
Download or read book The Death of Ivan Ilyich written by Leo Tolstoy and published by Open Road Media. This book was released on 2020-04-14 with total page 80 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A successful man must face the terror of his own mortality in this masterful nineteenth-century Russian novella by the author of War and Peace. In his later years, Leo Tolstoy began to contemplate the inescapable realities of mortality—its terrifying mystery, its many indignities, and the way it forces one to look back on the legacy and regrets of one’s life. The Death of Ivan Ilyich, widely considered the masterpiece of Tolstoy’s late career, is both a deeply insightful meditation on the final months of a man’s life, and an unsparing critique of conventional middle-class life in nineteenth-century Russia. Ivan Ilyich, a prosperous high-court judge, spends his days pursuing social advancement among his peers and avoiding his loveless marriage. But when a seemingly innocuous injury signals the beginning of a terminal illness, Ilyich begins to see the true worth of his life with tragic clarity.
Download or read book The Kreutzer Sonata Variations written by Michael R. Katz and published by Yale University Press. This book was released on 2014-08-26 with total page 379 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A work unprecedented in world literature, this unique volume contains a new translation of Lev Tolstoy’s controversial novella The Kreutzer Sonata, which was initially banned by Russian censors. In addition, available to English readers for the first time is a fascinating and previously neglected constellation of counterstories written by the author’s wife and son in direct response to Tolstoy’s provocative tale, each a passionate attempt to undo the message of the original work. These radically conflicting tales, accompanied by excerpts from family letters, diaries, notes, and memoirs, provide readers with a vivid and highly revealing case study of the powerful disputes concerning sexuality and gender roles that erupted within the cultural context of late-nineteenth-century Russian, as well as European, society.
Download or read book Letters from Readers in the Polish American Press 1902 1969 written by and published by Lexington Books. This book was released on 2013-12-11 with total page 589 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A Corner for Everybody is a unique collection of close to five hundred letters from Polish American readers, which were published in the Polish-language weekly Ameryka-Echo between 1902 and 1969. In these letters, Polish immigrants speak in their own words about their American experience, and vigorously debate religion, organization of their community, ethnic identity, American politics and society, and ties to the homeland. The translated letters are annotated and divided into thematic chapters with informative introductions. Polish Americans formed one of the largest European immigrant groups in the United States and their community (Polonia) developed a vibrant Polish-language press, which tied together networks of readers in the entire Polish immigrant Diaspora. Newspaper editors encouraged their readers to write to the press and provided them with public space to exchange their views and opinions, and share thoughts and reflections. Ameryka-Echo, a weekly published from Toledo, Ohio, was one of the most popular and long-lasting newspapers with international circulation. For seven decades, Ameryka-Echo sustained a number of sections based on readers’ correspondence, but the most popular of them was a “Corner for Everybody,” which featured thousands of letters on a variety of topics. The readers eagerly discussed everything from occurrences in local communities, to issues paramount to the formation of their ethnic identity and assimilation, church, religion, gender, politics, relations with new immigrant waves, and other ethnic groups. The letter-writers debated the American labor movement and strikes, described hardships of the Great Depression and World War II, and argued about American domestic politics, and foreign policy. They also keenly followed changes in their homeland and called for work on behalf of the Polish nation. The Ameryka-Echo letters are a rich source of information on the history of Polish Americans, which can serve as primary sources for students and scholars. They also provide a new, fascinating, and lively look into the passions and experiences of individuals who created the larger American historical experience.
Download or read book The Wolves of Eternity written by Karl Ove Knausgaard and published by Random House. This book was released on 2024-09-17 with total page 801 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The transporting, standalone continuation of the acclaimed, apocalyptically-charged novel The Morning Star—the second in a bold new series. In 1986, twenty-year-old Syvert Løyning returns from the military to his mother’s home in southern Norway. One evening, his dead father comes to him in a dream. Realizing that he doesn’t really know who his father was, Syvert begins to investigate his life and finds clues pointing to the Soviet Union. What he learns changes his past and undermines the entire notion of who he is. But when his mother becomes ill, and he must care for his little brother, Joar, on his own, he no longer has time or space for lofty speculations. In present-day Russia, Alevtina Kotov, a biologist working at Moscow University, is traveling with her young son to the home of her stepfather, to celebrate his eightieth birthday. As a student, Alevtina was bright, curious and ambitious, asking the big questions about life and human consciousness. But as she approaches middle-age, most of that drive has gone, and she finds herself in a place she doesn’t want to be, without really understanding how she got there. Her stepfather, a musician, raised her as his own daughter, and she was never interested in learning about her biological father; when she finally starts looking into him, she learns that he died many years ago and left two sons, Joar and Syvert. Years later, when Syvert and Alevtina meet in Moscow, two very different approaches to life emerge. And as a bright star appears in the sky, it illuminates the wonder of human existence and the mysteries that exist beyond our own worldview. Set against the political and cultural backdrop of both the 1980s and the present day, The Wolves of Eternity is an expansive and affecting book about relations—to one another, to nature, to the dead.
Download or read book The Complete Works of Count Tolstoy written by graf Leo Tolstoy and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 536 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Complete Works of Count Tolstoy Childhood boyhood youth The incursion written by graf Leo Tolstoy and published by . This book was released on 1904 with total page 532 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Heathcliff s Underground Notes Bront Tolstoy Dostoyevsky Wuthering Heights by Emily Bront Anna Karenina by Graf Leo Tolstoy Notes from the Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky written by Emily Brontë and published by Prabhat Prakashan. This book was released on 2024-06-22 with total page 1594 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Book 1: Venture into the windswept moors of Yorkshire with “Wuthering Heights by Emily Brontë.” Brontë's timeless novel unfolds a tale of passionate and destructive love between Heathcliff and Catherine Earnshaw, exploring themes of revenge, social class, and the haunting nature of unfulfilled desires. Book 2: Immerse yourself in the complex world of aristocratic Russia with “Anna Karenina by Graf Leo Tolstoy.” Tolstoy's epic novel delves into the lives of its characters, with Anna's tragic love affair and the moral dilemmas faced by the Russian elite serving as a backdrop for profound reflections on love, society, and morality. Book 3: Plummet into the depths of existential introspection with “Notes from the Underground by Fyodor Dostoyevsky.” Dostoyevsky's novella explores the tortured psyche of an unnamed narrator, offering a philosophical exploration of alienation, free will, and the contradictions inherent in the human condition.
Download or read book Tolstoy in Prerevolutionary Russian Criticism written by Boris Sorokin and published by Ohio State University Press. This book was released on 1979 with total page 348 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book The Theological Works of Leo Tolstoy written by Leo Tolstoy and published by e-artnow. This book was released on 2017-06-21 with total page 1056 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: In the 1870s Tolstoy experienced a profound moral crisis, followed by what he regarded as an equally profound spiritual awakening, as outlined in his non-fiction work A Confession. His literal interpretation of the ethical teachings of Jesus, centering on the Sermon on the Mount, caused him to become a fervent Christian anarchist and pacifist. Tolstoy's ideas on nonviolent resistance, expressed in such works as The Kingdom of God Is Within You, were to have a profound impact on such pivotal 20th-century figures as Mohandas Gandhi, Martin Luther King, Jr., and James Bevel. Table of Contents Introduction Leo Tolstoy: A Short Biography "Tolstoy the Artist" and "Tolstoy the Preacher" by Ivan Panin Books The Kingdom of God is Within You What I Believe The Gospel in Brief A Confession Christianity and Patriotism Reason and Religion Patriotism or Peace Letter to Ernest Howard Crosby Bethink Yourselves! Why do People Stupefy Themselves? A Letter to a Hindu Correspondences with Gandhi Persecution of Christians in Russia Help! Thoughts on God 'Thou Shalt Not Kill' Two Wars Reason and Morality Church and State Religious Relation to Life Letter to a Kind Youth Reply to Critics Reminiscences Reminiscences of Tolstoy, by His Son by Graf Ilia LvovichTolstoi My Visit to Tolstoy by Joseph Krauskopf Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy or Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) was a Russian writer who is regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time. Born to an aristocratic Russian family in 1828, he is best known for the novels War and Peace (1869) and Anna Karenina (1877) which are often cited as pinnacles of realist fiction.
Download or read book Delphi Complete Works of Leo Tolstoy Illustrated written by Leo Tolstoy and published by Delphi Classics. This book was released on 2013-11-17 with total page 8056 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: A master of realistic fiction, Leo Tolstoy is widely regarded as one of the world’s greatest novelists. He is best known for his two longest works, ‘War and Peace’ and ‘Anna Karenina’, commonly regarded as among the finest novels ever written. During his later years, Tolstoy also achieved world renown as a moral and religious teacher. His doctrine of non-resistance to evil had an important influence on Gandhi. Some viewed him as the embodiment of nature and pure vitality, others saw him as the incarnation of the world’s conscience, while all regarded him as a living symbol of the search for life’s meaning. This eBook presents Tolstoy’s complete fictional works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 4) * Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Tolstoy’s life and works * Concise introductions to the major texts * All the novels and novellas, with individual contents tables * Features rare stories appearing for the first time in digital publishing * Images of how the books were first published, giving your eReader a taste of the original texts * Excellent formatting of the texts * Easily locate the short stories you want to read * Includes rare plays * Large selection of non-fiction works — spend hours exploring the author’s diverse works * Special criticism section, with 11 essays evaluating Tolstoy’s contribution to world literature * Features three biographies – discover Tolstoy’s literary life, including Maude’s seminal study * Ordering of texts into chronological order and genres * UPDATED with new and revised texts, more rare short stories, novellas, non-fiction and biographies CONTENTS: The Novels War and Peace (1869) Anna Karenina (1877) Resurrection (1899) The Novellas Childhood (1852) Boyhood (1854) Youth (1856) Sevastopol Sketches (1856) A Russian Proprietor (1856) Two Hussars (1856) Family Happiness (1859) Polikushka (1862) The Cossacks (1863) The Death of Ivan Ilyich (1886) Katia (1888) The Kreutzer Sonata (1889) Walk in the Light While There is Light (1893) Master and Man (1895) The Devil (1911) The Forged Coupon (1911) Hadji Murat (1912) The Unfinished Novel The Decembrists (1884) The Short Stories The Short Stories of Leo Tolstoy The Plays The Power of Darkness (1886) The First Distiller (1886) The Light Shines in Darkness (1890) The Fruits of Culture (1891) Redemption (1891) The Live Corpse (1900) The Cause of It All (1910) The Non-Fiction A Confession (1880) Moscow Census (1882) My Religion (1884) What Shall We Do? (1886) On the Significance of Science and Art (1886) Church and State (1891) The Kingdom of God is within You (1893) Introductions to Books (1894) Christianity and Patriotism (1894) Reason and Religion (1895) Patriotism or Peace (1896) Letter to Ernest Howard Crosby (1896) Journal (1895-1899) The Slavery of Our Times (1900) Thou Shalt Not Kill (1900) What is Art? (1904) Bethink Yourselves! (1904) Tolstoy on Shakespeare (1906) A Letter to a Hindu (1908) The Criticism Leo Tolstoï (1887) by W. D. Howells Tolstoy the Artist (1889) by Ivan Panin Tolstoy the Preacher (1889) by Ivan Panin Extract from ‘My Literary Passions’ (1895) by W. D. Howells Extracts from ‘A Survey of Russian Literature’ (1902) by Isabel Florence Hapgood Tolstoy and the Cult of Simplicity (1902) by G. K. Chesterton Extract from ‘Essays on Russian Novelists’ (1911) by William Lyon Phelps The Russian Point of View (1912) by Virginia Woolf Russian Romance (1913) by Earl of Evelyn Baring Cromer Extract from ‘An Outline of Russian Literature’ (1914) by Maurice Baring Extract from ‘Prophets of Dissent’ (1918) by Otto Heller The Biographies The Life of Tolstoy: First Fifty Years (1908) by Aylmer Maude Tolstoy (1911) by Romain Rolland Reminiscences of Tolstoy (1914) by Count Ilya Tolstoy
Download or read book The Non Fiction of Leo Tolstoy written by Leo Tolstoy and published by Golgotha Press. This book was released on 2013-11-21 with total page 1542 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The non-fiction of Leo Tolstoy are collected here with a biography about the life and times of Leo Tolstoy. Works include: A Confession The Kingdom of God is within you A Letter to a Hindu The Moscow Census—From “What to Do?” On the Significance of Science and Art Tolstoy on Shakespeare What to Do? Youth
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