R. F. Christian, "Tolstoy's Diaries Volume 1: 1847-1894"
English | ISBN: 0571324037 | 2015 | 416 pages | AZW3 | 824 KB
English | ISBN: 0571324037 | 2015 | 416 pages | AZW3 | 824 KB
'An important and long-overdue contribution to our knowledge of Tolstoy.' D. M. Thomas, Sunday Times
Volume 1 of Tolstoy's Diaries covers the years 1847-1894 and was meticulously edited by R.F. Christian so as to reflect Tolstoy's preoccupations as a writer (his views on his own work and that of others), his development as a person and as a thinker, and his attitudes to contemporary social problems, rural life, industrialisation, education, and later, to religious and spiritual questions.
Christian introduces each period with a brief and informative summary of the main biographical details of Tolstoy's life. The result is a unique portrait of a great writer in the variegation of his everyday existence.
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