Leo Tolstoy
61) The Kingdom of God Is Within You: Christianity Not as a Mystic Religion but as a New Theory of Life
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The Kingdom Of God Is Within You is one of the most provocative anti-establishment and anti-authoritarian pieces of literature ever written. In the context of a sincere and scathing account of what is living and dead in modern Christianity, Tolstoy presents a view of history and society that overcomes widely recognized theoretical contradictions implicit in his monumental early novel, War and Peace. At the focal point of The Kingdom Of God Is Within...
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Un texte précurseur de l'esthétique moderne.
Dans un texte passionné, virulent et controversé, Léon Tolstoï nous livre sa vision de l'art, au-delà de la notion du beau. Communication à travers l'imagination plutt que simple satisfaction des goûts d'une élite, pour l'auteur le sens de l'art réside dans sa capacité à transmettre des sentiments universels. La destination de l'art serait donc de transporter du domaine de la raison à celui...
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Although best known for War and Peace and Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy did not confine his literary talents to voluminous works. He was also a master of the short story and the long story--the particularly Russian form known as povest'. Each of the tales in this collection exhibits the rich detail, vivid narration, and startling truths that characterize Tolstoy's famous novels. Two unusual, intriguing short stores - "Three Deaths" and "The Three Hermits"...
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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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Follow the renowned novelist's journey to his own peace. Leo Tolstoy was born to an aristocratic Russian family, became a world-famous influential novelist, and then chose to lead the simple life of a peasant. Dating from this last part of his life, Tolstoy's influential book, What I Believe, takes readers along on the path to a life modeled literally on Jesus Christ's "Sermon on the Mount" and the teachings of the Gospels. In revealing and frank...
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En 1854, Léon Tolstoï s'engagea dans l'armée et participa à la défense de Sébastopol en Crimée contre les troupes françaises et anglaises. De cette expérience militaire il tira trois récits de vie dans une ville assiégée, dans les tranchées sous les bombes, trois réflexions sur l'homme dans la guerre qui esquissent l'accomplissement que sera dix ans plus tard Guerre et Paix.
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Schoolboy Mitya is in desperate need of money to repay a debt, but his father angrily denies him assistance. Dejected, under the instigation of a friend Makhin, Mitya simply changes a 2.50 note to read 12.50, but this one evil deed sets off a chain of events that affects the lives of dozens of others, when his one falsehood indirectly causes a man to murder a woman.
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Originally published in 1930, this book contains the widely respected essay 'What Is Art', by the well-known Russian writer Leo Tolstoy, and is highly recommended for inclusion on the bookshelf of any fan of his works. Many of these earliest books, particularly those dating back to the 1900s and before, are now extremely scarce and increasingly expensive. We are republishing these classic works in affordable, high quality, modern editions, using the...
69) Kholstomer
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"Kholstomer" is one of the most striking stories in Russian literature. It was started by Leo Tolstoy in 1863 and left unfinished until 1886, when it was reworked and published as "Kholstomer: The story prominently features the technique of defamiliarization by adopting the perspective of a horse to expose some of the irrationalities of human conventions.
70) 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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In this carefully constructed critical essay, written in 1894, Tolstoy admonishes a government that wages war by arousing patriotic fervor and a Church that supports such a government's policies. His argument-that war and patriotism have nothing in common with the Christian principles of nonviolence and nonresistance-continues to resound today.
72) Albert
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"Albert" is a short story by Leo Tolstoy. It was originally published in 1858. The lead character, Albert, is a homeless, yet brilliant, violinist. The kind Delesov wanted to save the young violinist, but after taking him home, discovers that Albert's drinking and temper threaten to destroy his entire family.
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Written from 1852 to 1856, this autobiographical novel was Tolstoy's first publication. The early life of Nikolai, the son of wealthy landowner in Russia, is fully explored, slowly revealing this young boy's inner mind, relationships, and social standing. As he describes his tutor, angelic mother, aloof father, worldly brother, and later his moralistic friend, Nikolai displays a mind given to dreaming and a personality as complex as it is conflicted....
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Die komplexe und sympathische Protagonistin Anna Karenina ist zwischen Pflichtgefühl und Lust hin-und hergerissen. Entgegen den gesellschaftlichen Normen der russischen Gesellschaft des 19. Jahrhunderts lässt sie sich auf eine verbotene Romanze mit dem Grafen Alexej Wronskij ein.
Anna Kareninas Zerissenheit spiegelt die des feudalen russischen Kaiserreichs wider, das von den Herausforderungen der Moderne zunehmend überfordert ist. Tolstoi gelingt...
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Emelian was a laborer and worked for a master. He was walking through a field one day on his way to work, when a frog hopped in front of him and he just missed crushing it by stepping across. Suddenly someone called to him from behind. He turned, and there stood a beautiful maiden, who said to him, 'Why don't you marry, Emelian?'
76) War and Peace
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Experience an epic world where individual destinies and history collide. "War and Peace" is an intricately orchestrated masterpiece of war and love.
Set against the backdrop of Napoleonic Russia, this monumental work intertwines the destinies of unforgettable characters, each confronted with their own desires, dreams, and destinies. Follow the enigmatic Pierre Bezukhov, the captivating Natasha Rostova, and the stoic Prince Andrei Bolkonsky as they...
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This vintage book contains a fascinating and insightful analysis of socio-economic conditions written more than a hundred years ago. In it, Tolstoy explores the flaws of the division of labour, progress, greed, economic theories, wage slavery, and more in astonishing detail. This volume is highly recommended for those with an interest in socialism, capitalism, and economic history. Contents include: "Goods-Porters who Work Thirty-Seven Hours", "Society's...
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There lived in olden times a good and kindly man. He had this world's goods in abundance, and many slaves to serve him. And the slaves prided themselves on their master, saying: 'There is no better lord than ours under the sun. He feeds and clothes us well, and gives us work suited to our strength. He bears no malice and never speaks a harsh word to any one. He is not like other masters, who treat their slaves worse than cattle: punishing them whether...
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In addition to his towering novels, Tolstoy also triumphed with shorter works. Included in this collection are tales based on the author's personal military experience: "The Invaders," "The Wood-Cutting Expedition," "An Old Acquaintance," "Lost on the Steppe, or, The Snowstorm," and "Polikushka Kholstomer."