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1) Resurrection
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With an Introduction by Anthony Briggs Translated by Louise Maude This powerful novel, Tolstoy's third major masterpiece, after War and Peace and Anna Karenina, begins with a courtroom drama (the finest in Russian literature) all the more stunning for being based on a real-life event. Dmitri Nekhlyudov, called to jury service, is astonished to see in the dock, charged with murder, a young woman whom he once seduced, propelling her into prostitution....
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Una novia deambula, taciturna, en las vísperas de su boda, por los bosques de su casa. Joven, casi niña, sumisa, delirante en esos sueños adolescentes donde la promesa del amor eterno empapa y ofusca la visión de la realidad, sueña en el futuro que vendrá, con su próximo marido a ser. Sin embargo, los sueños jóvenes que alguna vez la condujeron, se verán cambiados por el paso del tiempo, la exposición a nuevos ambientes, a un estatus social...
3) Hadji Murad
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First published in 1914 after Leo Tolstoy's death, "Hadji Murad" was the author's last novel. Drawing upon his own experiences fighting for the Russian army, historical archives, and the true story of the real-life Hadji Murad, the story is a narrative based on actual events that occurred during the Russian war with the Chechens during the 1850's. "Hadji Murad" focuses on the life and struggles of its central character, a Chechen soldier who breaks...
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Dans le monde somptueux et turbulent de la Russie du XIXe siècle, la passion et la société se heurtent dans le chef-d'œuvre fascinant de Léon Tolstoï, "Anna Karénine".
Cette saga envoûtante vous plonge dans l'opulence de la Russie impériale, remplie de liaisons clandestines, de soirées extravagantes et de la lutte intemporelle entre le désir et les normes sociétales.
Suivez Anna Karénine qui ose défier les conventions au nom de l'amour....
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Extrait : "Eh bien, prince, que vous disais-je ? Gênes et Lucques sont devenues les propriétés de la famille Bonaparte. Aussi, je vous le déclare d'avance, vous cesserez d'être mon ami, mon fidèle esclave, comme vous dites, si vous continuez à nier la guerre et si vous vous obstinez à défendre plus longtemps les horreurs et les atrocités commises par cet Antéchrist..."
6) The Devil
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Two young men, Eugene Irtenev and his brother, are left a large inheritance after the death of their father. However, the inheritance is saddled with debts, and the brothers must decide whether or not to accept it. Eugene accepts the inheritance and buys off his brother's portion, thinking that he can sell off large tracts of land while making improvements to the rest. Living alone with his mother while working on the farm, Eugene misses the relations...
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This edition includes a modern introduction and a list of suggested further reading. Leo Tolstoy's The Gospels in Brief (1881) is a daring attempt by Russia's greatest novelist to rewrite "the greatest story ever told." This book appeared soon after the writer experienced a period of deep despair that led to a conversion in his personal life. Following what might best be described as a mid-life crisis, Tolstoy devoted himself to a rational religion...
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Dieses eBook wurde mit einem funktionalen Layout erstellt und sorgfältig formatiert. Die Ausgabe ist mit interaktiven Inhalt und Begleitinformationen versehen, einfach zu navigieren und gut gegliedert.
Lew Nikolajewitsch Graf Tolstoi, deutsch häufig auch Leo Tolstoi (1828-1910), war ein russischer Schriftsteller. Seine Hauptwerke "Krieg und Frieden" und "Anna Karenina" sind Klassiker des realistischen Romans, die seinen literarischen Ruhm begründeten....
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Sonata a Kreutzer, uno de los relatos más controvertidos escritos por Lev Tolstói, toma su nombre de una célebre pieza de Ludwig van Beethoven y está considerado por la crítica como la creación inaugural de la tercera etapa literaria de Tolstói.
La trama gira en torno al personaje principal, Pózdnishev, quien, en un viaje en tren, le cuenta a su compañero de vagón-como parte de una conversación sobre el matrimonio, el divorcio y el amor-de...
10) 1805
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It was in July, 1805, and the speaker was the well-known Anna Pávlovna Schérer, maid of honor and favorite of the Empress Márya Fëdorovna. With these words she greeted Prince Vasíli Kurágin, a man of high rank and importance, who was the first to arrive at her reception. Anna Pávlovna had had a cough for some days. She was, as she said, suffering from la grippe; grippe being then a new word in St. Petersburg, used only by the elite. All her...
11) Boyhood
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Boyhood (1854) is a novel by Leo Tolstoy. Published at the beginning of his career as a leading Russian author of his generation, Boyhood is the second in a trilogy of semi-autobiographical novels tracing Nikolenka's journey from innocence to experience. As a record of the past, a nostalgic reminder of a lost world, Boyhood is one of Tolstoy's most personal works, and yet his prose shows signs of the universal religious and philosophical themes that...
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En un momento de notable crisis espiritual, Tolstói, basándose en la experiencia real de un viaje que emprendiera dos años antes, escribe "La tormenta de nieve" (1856).
Con una muy fuerte carga metafísica, nos describe, al amparo de las condiciones externas, un sueño y la presencia de la muerte, el punto de inflexión entre el conformismo y el coraje. Memorable y entrañablemente poética, esta narración a medio camino entre la alegoría y el...
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El joven Delessov asiste a una fiesta con sus compañeros. Comienza a aburrirse, hasta que hace entrada en la sala un hombre mal vestido y descuidado. Se llama Alberto, y es músico. Su mirada resulta extraña, y cuando toca el violín se transforma, haciendo experimentar sensaciones nuevas a quienes lo escuchan. Delessov se plantea ser su protector, sin valorar bien las consecuencias de su decisión.
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A trio of semi-autobiographical novels, “Childhood”, “Boyhood”, and “Youth” portray a rich landowner's son and his growing realization of the gulf between himself and his family's peasants. Tolstoy's childlike perspective, leavened with adult understanding, weaves a universal tale of the emotions, confusions, and fears of a young boy as he begins to understand his place in society and his growing awareness of the world around him.
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These three connected early novels from the author of War and Peace and Anna Karenina form an intimate portrait of Russian youth.
Begun when Leo Tolstoy was just twenty-three years old and stationed at a remote army outpost in the Caucasus Mountains, his work known as the Autobiographical Trilogy would win immediate fame and critical praise years before works like War and Peace and Anna Karenina would bring him to the forefront of Russian literature.
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Extrait: "Les Doutlof sont bien à plaindre, madame. Ce sont tous de braves gens. Si nous ne nous mettons pas sur la liste un des serfs attachés à la maison, ce sera le tour d'un des fils Doutlof. Mais il sera fait selon votre volonté. Il posa sa main droite sur la gauche, les mit sur son ventre, courba légèrement sa tête, serra ses lèvres minces, ferma les yeux et se prépara évidemment à écouter avec patience toutes les sottises que lui...
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Russian novelist and philospher Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) is best known for his monumental novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina, but his reputation as a master of short fiction is richly evident in this unparalleled anthology. Here, in the largest one-volume collection available, are 36 stories of war, intrigue, treachery, murder, moral turmoil, spiritual anguish, and occasional redemption. They include early stories like the famed "Sevastopol" tales...
18) Childhood
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Childhood (1852) is a novel by Leo Tolstoy. Published at the beginning of his career as a leading Russian author of his generation, Childhood is the first in a trilogy of semi-autobiographical novels tracing Nikolenka's journey from innocence to experience. As a record of the past, a nostalgic reminder of a lost world, Childhood is one of Tolstoy's most personal works, and yet his prose shows signs of the universal religious and philosophical themes...
19) Hadji Mourat
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«Hadji Mourat» est une des œuvres les plus puissantes de Tolstoï, le géant de la littérature russe, et une des ses toutes dernières, qu'il n'a cessé de réécrire à la fin de sa vie. Elle conte la vie héroïque d'un véritable chef de guerre du Caucase du XIXe siècle, Hadji Mourat, qui combattit l'Empire russe et son expansion.
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Extrait: "Trois heures. La partie est engagée. La salle est pleine. Parmi les habitués il y a un grand, un prince, un monsieur à moustaches, un petit hussard acteur autrefois. Le grand joue avec le prince. Je tourne autour du billard et je compte: dix et quarante-huit ; douze et quarante-huit. On le sait, c'est la besogne d'un marqueur. Eh ! me dis-je, sale métier ! Tu n'as pas encore eu le temps d'avaler une bouchée depuis hier."
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