The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Short Stories
"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...
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"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.
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Format: paperback
ISBN:
9780486278056 (0486278050)
ASIN: 486278050
Publish date: October 13th 1993
Publisher: Dover Publications
Pages no: 144
Edition language: English
Category:
Classics,
Literature,
Cultural,
Criticism,
Literary Fiction,
Anthologies,
Religion,
Collections,
Russia,
Russian Literature,
Short Stories
ChronologyIntroductionFurther Reading--Family Happiness--The Kreutzer Sonata--The Devil--Father SergiusAppendix 1: Postface to 'The Kreutzer Sonata'Appendix 2: Alternative Conclusion to 'The Devil'Notes
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Praised by many as Tolstoy's best short story—or novella, really—I'm shocked that I've never read this until now, if only for the reason that Tolstoy's best inevitably means one of the best novellas ever written. And The Kreutzer Sonata is definitely that; it's also one of the beginning texts of exi...
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