Tolstoy knew as he was writing Hadji Murat, his last work of fiction, that it would not be published in his lifetime, and so gave an uncompromising portrayal of the Russians' faults and the nature of the rebels' struggle. In the process, he shows a mastery of style and an [...]
'The Death of Ivan Ilyich - is usually regarded as an amazing narrative of the experience of dying, a search for the meaning of death. It is all that, and more: it's a great questioning of what is and what ought to be in a human life.' Nadine Gordimer
Anna Karenina seems to have everything - beauty, wealth, popularity and an adored son. But she feels that her life is empty until the moment she encounters the impetuous officer Count Vronsky. Their subsequent affair scandalizes society and family alike, and soon brings [...]
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Englisch; Taschenbuch
Erschienen: 2013 / Lieferfrist: 1-2 Wochen (Titel wird auf Bestellung gedruckt)
Englisch; Fester Einband
Erschienen: 2013 / Lieferfrist: 3-5 Wochen (Titel wird speziell besorgt)
Englisch; Fester Einband
Erschienen: 2013 / Lieferfrist: 3-5 Wochen (Titel wird speziell besorgt)
Englisch; Fester Einband
Erschienen: 2013 / Lieferfrist: 3-5 Wochen (Titel wird speziell besorgt)
Englisch; Taschenbuch
Erschienen: 15.10.2012 / Lieferfrist: 1-3 Wochen (kurzfristig nicht lieferbar)
Describing family life set against the backdrop of war, this novel follows the fortunes of the Bolkonsky and Rostov families as Napoleon's armies sweep through Europe, invade Russia and end in Napoleon's defeat. It captures national events, private experiences of [...]
This edition of Tolstoy's earlier works includes The Cossacks, together with other examples which demonstrate the quality of his writing in the years before War and Peace and Anna Karenina.
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Erschienen: 07.09.2012 / Lieferfrist: 3-5 Wochen (Titel wird speziell besorgt)
"Family Happiness and Other Stories" collects six stories by Russian born Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910). Most known for "War and Peace" and "Anna Karenina," considered two of the greatest novels in world literature, Tolstoy also penned numerous novellas and short stories which [...]
Englisch; Taschenbuch
Erschienen: 2012 / Lieferfrist: 1-2 Wochen (Titel wird auf Bestellung gedruckt)
"Great Short Works of Leo Tolstoy" collects nine stories by the Russian born author (1828-1910). Most known for "War and Peace" and "Anna Karenina," considered two of the greatest novels in world literature, Tolstoy also penned numerous novellas and short stories which [...]
Englisch; Taschenbuch
Erschienen: 2012 / Lieferfrist: 1-2 Wochen (Titel wird auf Bestellung gedruckt)
In this collection, "How Much Land Does a Man Need? And Other Stories," Russian born Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) demonstrates his varied subject matter and style in his shorter fiction. In the title piece, "How Much Land Does a Man Need?," Tolstoy explores this very question [...]
Englisch; Taschenbuch
Erschienen: 2012 / Lieferfrist: 1-2 Wochen (Titel wird auf Bestellung gedruckt)
Most known for "War and Peace" and "Anna Karenina," considered two of the greatest novels in world literature, Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) also penned numerous novellas and short stories which remain valuable classics in their own regards. "The Kreutzer Sonata and Other [...]
Englisch; Taschenbuch
Erschienen: 2012 / Lieferfrist: 3-5 Wochen (Titel wird speziell besorgt)
Describes the emotions and fears of childhood as this trilogy follows a young boy as he grows up.