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Master and Man and Other Stories

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Description for Master and Man and Other Stories paperback. The ten stories collected in this volume demonstrate Tolstoy's artistic prowess displayed over five decades experimenting with prose styles and drawing on his own experiences with humour, realism and compassion. Inspired by his experiences in the army, "The Two Hussars" contrasts a dashing father and his mean-spirited son. Editor(s): Wilks, Ronald. Translator(s): Wilks, Ronald. Num Pages: 336 pages. BIC Classification: FC; FYB; FYT. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 196 x 129 x 20. Weight in Grams: 246.
The ten stories collected in this volume demonstrate Tolstoy's artistic prowess displayed over five decades - experimenting with prose styles and drawing on his own experiences with humour, realism and compassion. Inspired by his experiences in the army, 'The Two Hussars' contrasts a dashing father and his mean-spirited son. Illustrating Tolstoy's belief that art must serve a moral purpose, 'What Men Live By' portrays an angel sent to earth to learn three existential rules of life, and 'Two Old Men' shows a peasant abandoning his pilgrimage to the Holy Land in order to help his neighbours. And in the highly ... Read more

Product Details

Publisher
Penguin Classics
Number of pages
336
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2005
Condition
New
Number of Pages
336
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780140449624
SKU
V9780140449624
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About Black & White Publishing
Count Leo Tolstoy was born in 1828 on the family estate of Yasnaya Polyana, in the Tula province. He took part in the Crimean war and after the defence of Sevastopol wrote The Sevastopol Sketches (1855-6), which established his literary reputation. He is the author, among many other works, of War and Peace (1869) and Anna ... Read more

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