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The Greatest Short Stories Hardcover – February 10, 2018

by Leo Tolstoy (Author)

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"Wonderfully wide-ranging and enjoyable, this outstanding collection features highly acclaimed short stories by Tolstoy who is regarded as one of the greatest writers in history. Among Russian writers, Leo Tolstoy is probably the best known to the Western world, largely because of War and Peace, his epic in prose, and Anna Karenina, one of the most splendid novels in any language. But during his long lifetime, Tolstoy also wrote enough shorter works to fill many volumes. The seven parts into which this book is divided include 'God Sees the Truth, but Waits' and 'A Prisoner in the Caucasus' which Tolstoy himself considered as his best. 'How Much Land Does a Man Need?' depicting the greed of a peasant for land; the most brilliantly told parable, 'Ivan the Fool' these are all contained in this volume. The book includes an active table of contents for easy navigation."

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"Leo Tolstoy was a Russian writer who primarily wrote novels and short stories. Later in life, he also wrote plays and essays. His two most famous works 'War and Peace' and 'Anna Karenina', are acknowledged as two of the greatest novels of all time and a pinnacle of realist fiction. Many consider Tolstoy to have been one of the world's greatest novelists. Tolstoy is equally known for his complicated and paradoxical persona and for his extreme moralistic and ascetic views, which he adopted after a moral crisis and spiritual awakening in the 1870s, after which he also became noted as a moral thinker and social reformer. His literal interpretation of the ethical teachings of Jesus, centering on the Sermon on the Mount, caused him in later life to become a fervent Christian anarchist and anarcho-pacifist. His ideas on non-violent resistance, expressed in such works as 'The Kingdom of God is Within You', were to have a profound impact on such pivotal twentieth-century figures as Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr."

Hardcover: 620 pages
Publisher: Fingerprint! Publishing (February 10, 2018)
Language: English
ISBN-10: 9388369181
ISBN-13: 978-9388369183
Package Dimensions: 8.8 x 5.9 x 1.8 inches
Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds
Average Customer Review: 55 customer reviews
Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #828,446 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)

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Jacques Couvas

Master story teller

March 31, 2016

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Tolstoy is a master in story telling--not only in the form of epics, but also in short stories. Now, the label 'short stories' in this volume is a little misleading. The stories featured vary between 60 and 100+ e-book pages. However, Tolstoy's narrative and dialogue make the text flow quickly and pleasantly.

Great Short Works of Leo Tolstoy [with Biographical Introduction]

Photo: Leo Tolstoy, 1901--oil on canvas by Ilya Repin

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Mycoy

Great

November 5, 2018

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Awesome short stories from one of the greatest writers in human histroy

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Anna Krug

Terrible quality

December 7, 2018

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Ordered as a gift, and it came with first page ripped

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Marina711

Great book

July 18, 2017

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Great book! Enjoy reading!

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Betsey

Tolstoy is the Best !!!! (Even In translation!)

December 8, 2018

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Excellent translation if indelible stories!

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Donna K. Mackert

I Recommend Tolstoy

December 21, 2016

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Tolstoy was one of the greatest of writers, and as a retired teacher, I wish the younger generation was taught more about him.

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Usman Shahid

One of the greatest treasures I have ever found

October 27, 2011

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I read a book before which I really liked. I was told that the writer's style was very much like Tolstoy's. At first I found his stories to be...very long and dragged out. But the power and immense value in each story that Tolstoy writes is more powerful then any song, movie, or piece of literature I have ever read. I have to date bought three copies of this book and eventually given them all out as gifts.... because even as much as I want to keep these stories to myself, I cannot, in good conscious, keep this to myself. What Tolstoy writes and gives in his stories are experiences. I mean the stories in this book every single one is beautiful and hits so profoundly.

Definitely a Must Buy.

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Alistair Goodwin NZ

Good and Bad

August 13, 2018

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Some great stories as you would expect but quite a bit of religion of the old type. Easy enough to move to the next one if you get bogged down.

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