Leo Tolstoy

The story of a greedy peasant named Pakhom. Although Pakhom enjoys health and family happiness, he feels dissatisfied when he learns of the grand fortunes of his relatives. He decides to go on a quest for more land, only to find that with each new acquisition new problems develop... How Much Land Does A Man Need? gives a delightful insight into old Russian values

Hailed as one of the world's supreme masterpieces on the subject of death and dying, The Death of Ivan Ilyich is the story of a worldly careerist, a high court judge who has never given the inevitability of his dying so much as a passing thought. But one day, death announces itself to him, and to his shocked surprise, he is brought face to face with his own mortality. How, Tolstoy asks, does an unreflective man confront his one and only moment of truth? This short novel was an artistic culmination of a profound spiritual crisis in Tolstoy's life, a nine-year period following the publication of Anna Karenina during which he wrote not a word of fiction. A thoroughly absorbing, and, at times, terrifying glimpse into the abyss of death, it is also a strong testament to the possibility of finding spiritual salvation.

In Russia's struggle with Napoleon, Tolstoy saw a tragedy that involved all mankind. War and Peace broadly focuses on Napoleon’s invasion of Russia in 1812 and follows three of the most well-known characters in literature: Pierre Bezukhov, the illegitimate son of a count who is fighting for his inheritance and yearning for spiritual fulfillment; Prince Andrei Bolkonsky, who leaves his family behind to fight in the war against Napoleon; and Natasha Rostov, the beautiful young daughter of a nobleman who intrigues both men. As Napoleon’s army invades, Tolstoy brilliantly follows characters from diverse backgrounds—peasants and nobility, civilians and soldiers—as they struggle with the problems unique to their era, their history, and their culture. And as the novel progresses, these characters transcend their specificity, becoming some of the most moving—and human—figures in world literature. Tolstoy gave his personal approval to this translation, published here in a new single volume edition, which includes an introduction by Henry Gifford, and Tolstoy's important essay `Some Words about War and Peace'.

Acclaimed by many as the world's greatest novel, Anna Karenina provides a vast panorama of contemporary life in Russia and of humanity in general. In it Tolstoy uses his intense imaginative insight to create some of the most memorable characters in all of literature. Anna is a sophisticated woman who abandons her empty existence as the wife of Karenin and turns to Count Vronsky to fulfil her passionate nature - with tragic consequences. Levin is a reflection of Tolstoy himself, often expressing the author's own views and convictions. Throughout, Tolstoy points no moral, merely inviting us not to judge but to watch. As Rosemary Edmonds comments, 'He leaves the shifting patterns of the kaleidoscope to bring home the meaning of the brooding words following the title, 'Vengeance is mine, and I will repay.

Resurrection (1899) is the last of Tolstoy's major novels. It tells the story of a nobleman's attempt to redeem the suffering his youthful philandering inflicted on a peasant girl who ends up a prisoner in Siberia. Tolstoy's vision of redemption, achieved through loving forgiveness and his condemnation of violence, dominate the novel. An intimate, psychological tale of guilt, anger, and forgiveness, Resurrection is at the same time a panoramic description of social life in Russia at the end of the nineteenth century, reflecting its author's outrage at the social injustices of the world in which he lived. This edition, which updates a classic translation, has explanatory notes, and a substantial introduction based on the most recent scholarship in the field.

In the last two days of his own life, Peter Carson completed these new translations of The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Confession before he succumbed to cancer in January 2013. Carson, the eminent British publisher, editor, and translator who, in the words of his author Mary Beard, “had probably more influence on the literary landscape of [England] over the past fifty years than any other single person,” must have seen the irony of translating Ilyich, Tolstoy’s profound meditation on death and loss, “but he pressed on regardless, apparently refusing to be distracted by the parallel of literature and life.” In Carson’s shimmering prose, these two transcendent works are presented in their most faithful rendering in English. Unlike so many previous translations that have tried to smooth out Tolstoy’s rough edges, Carson presents a translation that captures the verisimilitude and psychological realism of the original Russian text.

Роман-эпопея, одно из самых значительных произведений русской классической литературы. Первая публикация текста: с 1865 по 1869 год. Входит в список обязательной литературы для средних школ.

Alternate Cover Edition can be found here. Considerado como um dos nomes maiores da literatura, este escritor, filósofo, pedagogo e até profeta, foi um defensor acérrimo das minorias e dos mais desfavorecidos, e um dos primeiros a insurgir-se contra a escravatura. Apesar das muitas perseguições a que foi sujeito, Tolstói encontrou na escrita um refúgio e foi de forma sábia que abordou temas tão inquietantes quanto complexos. Entre 1865 e 1869 escreveu e publicou aquela que é talvez a sua obra-prima e uma das maiores criações literárias de sempre: Guerra e Paz. Tendo como pano de fundo um cenário de guerra, com a invasão da Rússia por parte das tropas Napoleónicas, esta novela épica apoia-se em episódios ficcionais e históricos sobre aquele país, num momento de profunda convulsão. Tolstói deixou-nos um valiosíssimo legado literário e o seu nome perfila ao lado de outros grandes vultos como Shakespeare ou Homero.

Роман-эпопея, одно из самых значительных произведений русской классической литературы. Первая публикация текста: с 1865 по 1869 год. Входит в список обязательной литературы для средних школ.

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Love can be murderous Pozdnyshev and his wife have a turbulent relationship. When her beauty blossoms after the birth of their children, men begin to flock around her and he becomes increasingly jealous. Convinced his wife is betraying him with a young musician, he is driven to ever more dangerous lengths by his overpowering suspicion. The Kreutzer sonata -- The devil -- The forged coupon -- After the ball

Hailed as one of the world's supreme masterpieces on the subject of death and dying, The Death of Ivan Ilyich is the story of a worldly careerist, a high court judge who has never given the inevitability of his dying so much as a passing thought. But one day death announces itself to him, and to his shocked surprise he is brought face-to-face with his own mortality. How, Tolstoy asks, does an unreflective man confront his one and only moment of truth? This short novel was the artistic culmination of a profound spiritual crisis in Tolstoy's life, a nine-year period following the publication of Anna Karenina during which he wrote not a word of fiction. A thoroughly absorbing and at times terrifying glimpse into the abyss of death, it is also a strong testament to the possibility of finding spiritual salvation.

With Anna Karenin, the psychological novel of the nineteenth century reached its peak. Acclaimed by many as the world's greatest novel, Anna Karenin provides a vast panorama of contemporary life in Russia and of humanity in general. In it Tolstoy uses his intense imaginative insight to create some of the most memorable characters in literature. Anna is a sophisticated woman who abandons her empty existence as the wife of Karenin and turns to Count Vronsky to fulfil her passionate nature - with tragic consequences. Levin is a reflection of Tolstoy himself, often expressing the author's own views and convictions. Throughout, Tolstoy points no moral, merely inviting us not to judge but to watch. As Rosemary Edmonds comments, 'He leaves the shifting patterns of the kaleidoscope to bring home the meaning of the brooding words following the title, "Vengeance is mine, and I will repay."' Anna Karenin was published in serial installments from 1873 to 1877 in the periodical The Russian Messenger. Tolstoy clashed with editor Mikhail Katkov over political issues that arose in the final installment (Tolstoy's unpopular views of volunteers going to Serbia); therefore, the novel's first complete appearance was in book form in 1878.

Papa Panov's Christmas wish is to worship the Christ Child and give Him the finest pair of shoes he's ever made. In a dream on Christmas Eve, he's promised that his wish will come true, but he must watch carefully. What follows is Papa Panov's most joyful Christmas as he learns that the best way to celebrate the Savior's birth is by following His example.

When Marshal of the Nobility Pozdnyshev suspects his wife of having an affair with her music partner, his jealousy consumes him and drives him to murder. Controversial upon publication in 1890, The Kreutzer Sonata illuminates Tolstoy’s then-feverish Christian ideals, his conflicts with lust and the hypocrisies of nineteenth-century marriage, and his thinking on the role of art and music in society. In her Introduction, Doris Lessing shows how relevant The Kreutzer Sonata is to our understanding of Tolstoy the artist, as well as to feminism and literature. This Modern Library Paperback Classic also contains Tolstoy’s Sequel to the Kruetzer Sonata .

A new, definitive translation of Tolstoy's early autobiographical trilogy Leo Tolstoy began his trilogy,  Childhood; Boyhood; Youth , in his early twenties. Although he would in his old age famously dismiss it as an 'awkward mixture of fact and fiction', generations of readers have not agreed, finding the novel to be a charming and insightful portrait of inner growth against the background of a world limned with extraordinary clarity, grace and color. Evident too in its brilliant account of a young person's emerging awareness of the world and of his place within it are many of the stances, techniques and themes that would come to full flower in the immortal  War and Peace  and  Anna Karenina , and in the other great works of Tolstoy's maturity. Prizewinning translator Judson Rosengrant has stunningly realized Tolstoy's voice in English prose to make this new Penguin Classics edition of  Childhood; Boyhood; Youth  the "definitive translation. . . in this generation" (Janet Fitch).  For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.

The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories is a collection of stories that emerged from a profound spiritual crisis, during which Leo Tolstoy believed that he had encountered death itself. This Penguin Classics edition is translated with an introduction by Anthony Briggs, David McDuff and Ronald Wilks.These seven compelling stories explore, in very different ways, Tolstoy's preoccupation with mortality. 'The Death of Ivan Ilyich' is a devastating account of a man fighting his inevitable end, and asks the existential question: why must a good person be taken before his time? In 'Polikushka', a light-fingered drunk's chance to prove himself has tragic repercussions, while 'Three Deaths' depicts the last moments of an aristocrat, a peasant and a tree, and 'The Forged Coupon' shows a seemingly minor offence that leads inexorably to ever more horrific crimes. And in three tales about soldiers, 'After the Ball', 'The Wood-felling' and 'The Raid', Tolstoy portrays the brutality that all too often accompanies military life.The translations by Anthony Briggs, David McDuff and Ronald Wilks capture Tolstoy's powerful, vivid prose. This edition also includes a new introduction by Anthony Briggs discussing Tolstoy's breakdown and the effect this had on his writing, as well as a chronology, further reading and notes.Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) was born at Yasnaya Polyana, in central Russia. He led a life of wasteful idleness until 1851, when he travelled to the Caucasus and joined the army with his older brother, fighting in the Crimean war. After marrying Sofya Behrs in 1862, Tolstoy settled down, managing his estates and writing two of his best-known novels, War and Peace (1869) and Anna Karenina (1878). In 1884 Tolstoy experienced a spiritual crisis, becoming an extreme moralist, rejecting the state, the church and private property. His last novel, Resurrection (1900), was written to raise money for the Doukhobor sect of Christian spiritualists.If you enjoyed The Death of Ivan Ilyich, you might like Fyodor Dostoyevsky's Crime and Punishment, also available in Penguin Classics.

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About the subjection of India, its cause and cure, with an introduction by M.K. Gandhi.

Cette immense fresque de l'aristocratie mêlée au peuple russe, à la ville comme aux champs, fait partie des grandes oeuvres de l'humanité. "En elles, il y a tout: les vrais hommes; les vraies femmes, l'amour et la haine, "l'élite" et le peuple, la naissance et la mort, le travail et la pensée."

During the decades of his world fame as sage & preacher as well as author of War & Peace & Anna Karenina, Tolstoy wrote prolifically in a series of essays & polemics on issues of morality, social justice & religion. These culminated in What is Art?, published in 1898. Although Tolstoy perceived the question of art to be a religious one, he considered & rejected the idea that art reveals & reinvents through beauty. The works of Dante, Michelangelo, Shakespeare, Beethoven, Baudelaire & even his own novels are condemned in the course of Tolstoy's impassioned & iconoclastic redefinition of art as a force for good, for the improvement of humankind.

L'idea di Guerra e pace nasce da lontano, quando un Tolstoj ventottenne reduce dalla guerra di Crimea progetta un romanzo sui decabristi, gli aristocratici protagonisti della rivolta del dicembre 1825 che proprio in quell'anno 1856 ritornano, graziati, dalla deportazione. Sennonché Tolstoj si ritrova a cercare sempre più indietro nel tempo la chiave per interpretare il presente, l'idea originaria viene abbandonata, e a partire dal 1863 prende forma l'ambiziosissimo progetto di un'opera corale che abbracci le guerre napoleoniche dal 1805 alla grande epopea del 1812, con l'invasione francese e l'incendio di Mosca, per spingersi con l'epilogo fino al 1820. In sette anni di lavoro intensissimo Tolstoj si documenta, legge monografie storiche, memorie, diari, scava nelle tradizioni famigliari, rielabora la sua esperienza di militare, scrive e riscrive schemi, appunti, varianti: migliaia di pagine. Il risultato è un'opera che ancora oggi stupisce per l'ampiezza e la profondità dello sguardo e in cui si fondono azione romanzesca, materiale storico e discorso filosofico, «non un romanzo, ancor meno un poema epico, ancor meno una cronaca storica», secondo Tolstoj stesso. A un secolo e mezzo dalla sua pubblicazione, "Guerra e pace" è ancora uno dei libri più amati della letteratura occidentale: forse perché con la ricchezza del suo intreccio soddisfa la nostra sete di storie, o perché ci propone personaggi talmente vivi e attendibili che tendiamo a pensarli come uomini e donne reali. O perché qui Tolstoj porta a perfezione il suo famoso metodo artistico che ci fa vedere come nuovi oggetti e situazioni, e riesce a realizzare quello che in una lettera definisce, senza mezzi termini, come «il fine dell'artista»: «fare amare la vita in tutte le sue infinite, inesauribili manifestazioni ». Nientemeno. O perché ci affascina con la sua ostinata ricerca della verità, applicata sia all'analisi psicologica sia alla descrizione dei comportamenti sociali, sia all'indagine di quell'«infinito labirinto di nessi» che è per lui il tessuto della storia. Una ricerca che spesso si avvale anche dell'umorismo, e che non teme le contraddizioni. Così in "Guerra e pace" la potente denuncia degli orrori e dell'insensatezza della guerra non esclude la descrizione della bellezza di un campo di battaglia o dell'ebbrezza di una carica di cavalleria, e nel resoconto di una battuta di caccia c'è posto per la felicità di chi avvista il lupo e per i «pensieri» dell'animale braccato.

En esta bellísima historia, Tolstói nos habla del amor y del matrimonio a través de la historia de Masha y Serguéi. Contemplamos su enamoramiento, el candor de los primeros momentos, la dicha de la intimidad compartida, así como las tempranas decepciones que dan paso al verdadero amor. Un texto sobre la generosidad y la ternura que subyacen en toda unión profunda.

Entre los grandes escritores del siglo XIX, Lev Nicoláievich Tolstói (1828-1910) ha sido calificado como genio único, sin equivalente en ningún otro país. Hijo de un acaudalado terrateniente que le dejó una fortuna inmensa, se lanzó por la vía de la disipación hasta que su participación como oficial durante la guerra de Crimea le hizo volverse hacia unos valores humanistas y continuar una vocación literaria en la que ya se había iniciado antes de la guerra. El cambio afectó a sus convicciones espirituales más íntimas y desembocaría, al final de su vida, en una crisis moral y religiosa que derivó hacia un cristianismo evangélico radical. Al comienzo de esta etapa escribe Ana Karenina, en la que Tolstói refleja su visión de la sociedad urbana, símbolo de los vicios y el pecado, en oposición a la vida sana de la naturaleza y del campo. De ese mundo necio y patológico de la ciudad es víctima Ana Karenina, que se ha convertido en una figura clave de la literatura universal.

Considerados entre los mejores que salieron de la pluma de Lev Tolstói (1828-1910), los relatos reunidos en este volumen ilustran, pese a su disparidad, dos de las principales inquietudes del autor ruso. Inspirado en un incidente cotidiano y real, "La muerte de Iván Ilich" incide con vigor en la pavorosa y tardía toma de conciencia de una vida mal vivida. Relato de acción, "Jadzhí Murat" expone, en cambio, el conflicto entre la vida sencilla de los habitantes del Cáucaso, regida por la tradición y la costumbre, y la compleja de los rusos "civilizados", para llegar a la conclusión aparente de que el despotismo, aun cuando revista máscaras diferentes, es esencialmente igual en todas partes.

Anna Karénina II

Anna Karénina I

“O que é Guerra e paz?”, questiona Liev Tolstói em um texto que detalha o processo de pesquisa e de criação de sua obra-prima. “Não é um romance, muito menos uma epopeia, menos ainda uma crônica histórica.” Ao acompanhar o percurso de cinco famílias aristocráticas russas no período de 1805 a 1820, Tolstói narra a marcha das tropas napoleônicas e seu impacto brutal sobre a vida de centenas de personagens. Em meio a cenas de batalha, bailes da alta sociedade e intrigas veladas, destacam-se as figuras memoráveis dos irmãos Nikolai e Natacha Rostóv, do príncipe Andrei Bolkónski e de Pierre Bezúkhov, filho ilegítimo de um conde, cuja busca espiritual serve como espécie de fio condutor e o torna uma das mais complexas personalidades da literatura do século XIX. Ao descrever o cotidiano e os grandes acontecimentos que se sucederam à invasão de Napoleão em 1812, Tolstói retrata uma Rússia magistral, imponente e, sobretudo, profundamente humana.

Cini se da Ana Karenjina ima sve sto se pozeleti moze – lepa je, bogata, omiljena u drustvu, a njen sin je jednostavno obozava. Medjutim, Ana ipak oseca da je zivot suvise prazan, sve dok ne sretne naocitog i sarmantnog oficira, grofa Vronskog. Njihova veza postace pravi skandal u visokom drustvu i izazvace ogorcenost i zavist ljudi koji okruzuju ovo dvoje ljubavnika. Strastvenoj ljubavi i Aninom putu ka samounistenju suprotstavljena je prica Konstantina Ljevina, mladog coveka koji tezi tome da pronadje spokoj i smisao zivota – briljantan autoportret samog autora ove izuzetne, bezvremene knjige.

This is a very fine example of Leo Tolstoy's gift at telling good stories. This is an amazing short story about a merchant and how an unexpected event changes his life for the worse, but in a way, for the better…

On a winter day the kind and humble shoemaker Simon finds a naked man in the street. He takes off his cloth coat, wraps it around the stranger and also gives him the extra pair of boots he was carrying. Then he takes him home, feeds him and let him stay for the night. The next day he tells him he can stay as his assistent, and asks him for his name. The man says he's simply called Michael. Michael stays and works with Simon for six years. In all this time he only smiles three times... Then comes the day he leaves, and explaines what happened to him...

Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1828-1910) commonly referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer - novelist, essayist, dramatist and philosopher - as well as pacifist Christian anarchist and educational reformer. He was the most influential member of the aristocratic Tolstoy family. His first publications were three autobiographical novels, Childhood, Boyhood, and Youth (1852-1856). They tell of a rich landowner's son and his slow realization of the differences between him and his peasants. As a fiction writer Tolstoy is widely regarded as one of the greatest of all novelists, particularly noted for his masterpieces War and Peace (1869) and Anna Karenina (1877). In their scope, breadth and realistic depiction of 19th-century Russian life, the two books stand at the peak of realist fiction. As a moral philosopher Tolstoy was notable for his ideas on nonviolent resistance through works such as The Kingdom of God is Within You (1894).

Război și pace este un roman scris de Lev Nikolaevici Tolstoi publicat pentru prima dată între anii 1865-1869. Concentrându-se asupra membrilor a două familii importante, Bolkonski și Rostov, Război și pace folosește istoriile lor individuale pentru a portretiza Rusia în pragul unui conflict apocaliptic cu Franța lui Napoleon Bonaparte. Evenimentele împing repede personajele centrale spre confruntarea inevitabilă. Nici un alt scriitor nu se compară cu Tolstoi în amploarea viziunii epice, ce cuprinde stările sufletești prin care trec orașe întregi, mișcările armatelor, prevestirile de rău augur ce planează asupra întregii societăți. Vol. 1 / traducere şi note de Al. Philippide, N. Parocescu, Nicolae Teică şi Nina Radici. - 477 p. Vol. 2 / traducere şi note de Al. Philippide, N. Parocescu, Nicolae Teică şi Nina Radici. - 2011. - 528 p. Vol. 3 / traducere şi note de Nicolae Teică şi Nina Radici. - 2011. - 544 p. Vol. 4 / traducere şi note de Nicolae Teică şi Nina Radici. - 2011. - 490 p.

Considerada por muitos críticos como a novela mais perfeita da literatura mundial, A Morte de Ivan Ilitch aborda um tema comum e inevitável na vida de qualquer ser humano - a morte, provocando reacções e emoções fortes e diferentes. Quando se apercebe de que a morte está perto, Ivan Ilitch começa a questionar as suas decisões e o percurso de vida.

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Anna Karénina, que Tolstói empezó a escribir en 1873 (pensando titularla Dos familias) y no vería publicada en forma de libro hasta 1878, es una exhaustiva disquisición sobre la institución familiar y, quizá ante todo, como dice Víctor Gallego (autor de esta nueva traducción), «una fábula sobre la búsqueda de la felicidad». La idea de que la felicidad no consiste en la satisfacción de los deseos preside la detallada descripción de una galería espléndida de personajes que conocen la incertidumbre y la decepción, el vértigo y el tedio, los mayores placeres y las más tristes miserias. «¡Qué artista y qué psicólogo!», exclamó Flaubert al leerla. «No vacilo en afirmar que es la mayor novela social de todos los tiempos», dijo Thomas Mann. Dostoievski, contemporáneo de Tolstói, la calificó de «obra de arte perfecta».

Each of the 6 powerful tales in this collection exhibits the rich detail, shrewd observations, and vivid narration that characterize Tolstoy's famous novels. In addition to the title story, this compilation includes "Three Deaths," "The Three Hermits," "The Devil," "Father Sergius," and "Master and Man."

La muerte es compañera donde acontece el inicio de la vida, sin embargo, ¿Sabemos qué es? Un final, un inicio, una trascendencia, aniquilación, un regreso a la nada o a lo que se era antes de morir, un alivio, etc.; cada hombre tiene su respuesta. En La muerte de Iván Ilich, León Tolstoi nos presenta un personaje sumido en una historia que podría considerarse paradigma de la situación que vive un paciente confrontado a una enfermedad terminal en esta Edad Moderna. Iván Ilich se encuentra más solo que nunca, tanto física, pues su cuerpo se está descomponiendo lánguidamente, como anímicamente. El deterioro continúa y con él la mentira que lo rodea: nadie, ni su familia, ni los médicos, le dicen la verdad de su situación, lo que lo sume en una sensación de intensa soledad y engaño. Pero Iván Ilich sabe que va a morir, siente lo real del organismo que se deteriora y vislumbra en la mentira que lo rodea la evidencia de esta inminencia. La muerte es la posibilidad más real de todo ser vivo, pero mientras se vive, ¿A quién le importa lo real?

Couverte alternative ici. La quête d'absolu s'accorde mal aux convenances hypocrites en vigueur dans la haute société pétersbourgeoise de cette fin du XIXe siècle. Anna Karénine en fera la douloureuse expérience. Elle qui ne sait ni mentir ni tricher - l'antithèse d'une Bovary - ne peut ressentir qu'un profond mépris pour ceux qui condamnent au nom de la morale sa passion adultère. Et en premier lieu son mari, l'incarnation parfaite du monde auquel il appartient, lui plus soucieux des apparences que véritablement peiné par la trahison d'Anna. Le drame de cette femme intelligente, sensible et séduisante n'est pas d'avoir succombé à la passion dévorante que lui inspire le comte Vronski, mais de lui avoir tout sacrifié, elle, sa vie de femme, sa vie de mère. Vronski, finalement lassé, retrouvera les plaisirs de la vie mondaine. Dans son insondable solitude, Anna, qui ne peut paraître à ses côtés, aura pour seule arme l'humiliante jalousie pour faire vivre les derniers souffles d'un amour en perdition. Mais sa quête est vaine, c'est une "femme perdue".

León Tolstoi es uno de los grandes autores del siglo XIX y de la literatura universal. En esta obra narra la vida estéril de un típico hombre medio. Es la semblanza de un funcionario judicial, concienzudo, minucioso y rutinario hasta que le sorprende la muerte y confirma que su vida ha estado vacía de sentido.

Family Happiness (Russian: Семейное счастье [Semeynoye Schast'ye]) is an 1859 novella written by Leo Tolstoy, first published in The Russian Messenger.

The Greatest Short Stories Of Leo Tolstoy is a compilation of seven enthralling stories by Leo Tolstoy, and it was published in the year 2009. The book contains well-known works by the author, including the book that is considered by many as his best, War and Peace. Some of his other stories that are covered in this book include Ivan the Fool, How Much Land Does A Man Need?, A Prisoner in the Caucasus, and God Sees The Truth, But Waits. His story, War and Peace, focuses on the French Invasion of Russia, Napoleon Bonaparte, and the revolution, narrated from the point of view of the Tsars. While Ivan the Fool is a parable, How Much Land Does A Man Need? focuses on a greedy peasant. Tolstoy’s stories are very humorous, with an underlying political or philosophical message. Leo Tolstoy was born in the year 1828 and died in the year 1910, at the age of 82. A writer from Russia, he mainly wrote short stories and novels. He also wrote essays and plays later in life. His most popular novels are Anna Karenina and War and Peace, and these are regarded as some of the best novels in the field of literature. He is often honored as one of the best novelists of all time. His book on the non-violent form of resistance, The Kingdom of God is Within You, inspired great reformers like Martin Luther King and Mahatma Gandhi. He is also well known for his criticism of William Shakespeare. (From Flipkart.com)

Escrito en 1886, ¿Cuánta tierra necesita un hombre? es una modernísima parábola sobre la ambición del ser humano. Pajom es un campesino al que ninguna extensión de tierra satisface: cuanta más tiene, más necesita. Al conocer que los habitantes de una lejana región, los bashkirios, le ofrecen tanta tierra como pueda recorrer en un día, no lo dudará e intentará abarcar la mayor cantidad posible... La prosa de Tolstói —decía Nabokov— late al ritmo de nuestro corazón. Elena Odriozola (Segundo Premio Nacional de Ilustración 2006) ha captado ese pulso narrativo y nos lleva con sus imágenes a la tierra que vio nacer a Pajom, permitiéndonos acompañarle en su viaje por la estepa rusa, marcado por el ritmo de su ambición. Las vacas serán testigo de ese afán.

Pubblicato nel 1886, questo racconto descrive la vita di Ivan Il'ic, un borghese di buona famiglia, di discreta intelligenza e qualità mondane, costantemente preoccupato del parere dei superiori, che con le loro azioni potrebbero agevolarne la scalata sociale. Anche il matrimonio sembra confacersi alla pratica di vita da lui perseguita nella vita professionale: ha sposato la moglie più per convenienza d'affetto e sociale che per reale innamoramento. Tutto procede per il meglio, fin quando il protagonista non subisce un banale incidente domestico. Cadendo da uno sgabello Ivan Il'ic accusa un forte colpo al fianco, un dolore che con il passare del tempo sarà sempre più costante, costringendolo a consultare numerosi medici per cercare di venirne a capo. Nella situazione di disagio indotto dalla malattia cambiano così le sue priorità. Nell'avere pietà di se stesso, comincia sempre più a essere insofferente verso la rumorosa indifferenza della gente sana. Nessuno lo comprende né gli presta ascolto, tranne un muzik, un paesano, che fin dal giorno dell'incidente aveva cominciato a prendersi cura di lui, peraltro con un atteggiamento improntato a una straordinaria serenità. La malattia lo induce pertanto a rivedere tutta la scala dei valori che aveva ispirato la sua vita, guidandolo alla comprensione della verità: tutto è stato falso, nella vita familiare come nel lavoro. Ma alla fine della sua vita la menzogna si ritira, e Ivan Il'ic riuscirà a morire sereno, con il sorriso sulle labbra.

Escrita a lo largo de 1889, en una etapa dominada por una crisis ética y personal, así como por la revisión de diversos principios morales, Lev Tolstói (1828-1910) quiso reafirmar en "La sonata a Kreutzer" los valores del espíritu frente al precipitado fluir de las pasiones y los sentidos. En muchos aspectos trasunto novelado de su relación con su esposa Sofía Andreievna, así como de episodios reales, la novela, en la que se revela la influencia del naturalismo, es un minucioso y despiadado análisis de una relación matrimonial común en la sociedad enferma en la que los protagonistas se mueven, realizado a través de la visión crítica y dolorida de un espíritu atormentado por la mediocridad y la fragilidad de la naturaleza humana. Traducción de Irene y Laura Andresco Escrita a lo largo de 1889, en una etapa dominada por una crisis ética y personal, así como por la revisión de diversos principios morales, Lev Tolstói (1828-1910) quiso reafirmar en "La sonata a Kreutzer" los valores del espíritu frente al precipitado fluir de las pasiones y los sentidos. En muchos aspectos trasunto novelado de su relación con su esposa Sofía Andreievna, así como de episodios reales, la novela, en la que se revela la influencia del naturalismo, es un minucioso y despiadado análisis de una relación matrimonial común en la sociedad enferma en la que los protagonistas se mueven, realizado a través de la visión crítica y dolorida de un espíritu atormentado por la mediocridad y la fragilidad de la naturaleza humana.

C'est dans son village natal que Léon Tolstoï reçut le témoignage bouleversant de sa voisine Anissia. Il en tira ce court roman, l'odyssée d'une jeune paysanne en route vers la Sibérie, accablée de privations mais animée d'une force de vie exceptionnelle. Du fond de la Russie du XIXe siècle, Tolstoï nous livre dans sa langue puissante un inoubliable destin de femme.

De um autor enorme, conhecido sobretudo como romancista, esta é uma obra influente de reflexão sobre a natureza da arte, intelectualmente provocadora e destemida, só ao alcance de alguém com a coragem e a honestidade intelectual de Tolstói. Um conjunto de reflexões que não perdeu actualidade, pois o debate permanece aceso: afinal, o que pode ser considerado arte? As obras de, por exemplo, Damien Hirst serão arte? Quem as rotula como tal? Com que fundamento? Tolstói faz estas mesmas perguntas, e responde-lhes, relativamente aos artistas seus contemporâneos.

St Petersburg, 1805: a city of glittering parties and socialites. Into this scene step three young people seeking fulfilment in their different ways. Pierre is looking for life's meaning, but his cheating wife is driving him insane. Cynical Andrey is unable to find true love. And Natasha's impulsive and affectionate nature could threaten her future happiness. But their lives - and the lives of so many of their fellow countrymen - are about to change forever. Napoleon's army is approaching, and soon battle and terror will engulf them. They must learn to survive when their world is thrown into total war.

You can find an alternative cover for this edition here. Estruturado em paralelismos, o livro se articula por meio de contrates - a cidade e o campo; as 'duas capitais' da Rússia (Moscou e São Petersburgo); a alta sociedade e a vida dos mujiques; o intelectual e o homem prático etc. Os dois principais personagens, Liévin, um rico proprietário de terras, e Anna, uma aristocrata casada, só se encontram uma vez, em toda a longa narrativa. Mas nem por isso estão menos ligados, pois a situação de um permanece constantemente referida a situação do outro. Nesta tradução, a frequente repetição das palavras e as frases longas foram mantidas em sua integridade. Além das notas de rodapé, elaboradas pelo tradutor, este volume conta com uma árvore genealógica dos principais núcleos familiares e uma lista completa de personagens, que facilitarão a leitura deste grande clássico

Лев Толстой – благородник по рождение, осиротял рано, взел участие в Кримската война, пожънал нечуван писателски успех с романи като „Война и мир“ и „Ана Каренина“ – преживява пълен духовен крах на 51-годишна възраст. По време на този срив именитият руски класик поглежда назад към живота си и го определя като „безсмислено зло“. Между страниците на „Изповед“ Толстой запаметява своето вътрешно обръщане, в пълно отрицание на досегашните си ценности. Есето утвърждава за пръв път основните принципи на новия Толстоев светоглед, които ще бъдат неуморно повтаряни през следващите десетилетия. То позволява на читателите да сe потопят в света на един от великите умове в човешката история, но и да изплуват оттам, сякаш преродени. И готови за нов живот. Живях така близо две години и у мен се извърши преврат, който се готвеше отдавна и чиито заченки винаги са били у мен. Случи се това, че животът на нашия кръг, на богатите и учените, не само ми опротивя, но и загуби всякакъв смисъл. Всичките ни действия, разсъждения, науката, изкуствата – всичко ми се стори като детски каприз. Разбрах, че не може да се търси смисъл в него. Докато действията на трудещия се народ, творящ живота, ми се видяха като единственото истинско нещо. И разбрах, че смисълът, който се придава на този живот, е истината; и аз го приех.

Intellettuali di tutto il mondo non mangiate più gli animali!È un filo millenario, che va dai pitagorici agli gnostici, dai catari ai guru del veganismo contemporaneo, passando per Rousseau, Tolstoj e Gandhi: rifiuto della caccia, nonviolenza, rispetto per tutte le creature viventi, divieto di mangiar carne e derivati animali.In questo testo intenso e letterario Tolstoj espone le ragioni di una scelta che prima di tutto è etica. «Noi siamo fieri del progredire della nostra civiltà (…), ma osserviamo pure che la nostra esistenza è spesso fondata sui principi più ingiusti e crudeli, e che l’umanità dell’avvenire ne parlerà con la stessa ripugnanza che noi proviamo oggi per la schiavitù e la tortura, come errori di altri tempi, che la civiltà ha abolito.»Un pamphlet incisivo quanto attuale, che può essere ritenuto ancora oggi uno dei testi fondamentali del movimento vegano.

You’ve met the characters in these stories before. We meet them in folktales from all around the world. There is the simple, wise old man who understands far more than he knows; the pompous religious expert who discovers his folly before it’s too late; nosey neighbors and petty relatives; and a fight between good and evil in which, by story’s end, good and evil almost seem to switch places. These classic folktales, made popular a century ago by Leo Tolstoy, are retold here for a new generation, beautifully illustrated in this gorgeous book designed for reading out loud, reading over and over again, and giving to friends.

Tres personajes se ponen en marcha un desapacible día de invierno: un mercader, su criado y un caballo. Al mercader le guía el deseo de acumular fortuna, es decir (en el ideario tolstoiano), la codicia, el engaño, la explotación. Hay un bosquecillo en venta y no quiere que nadie se le adelante. El criado y el caballo viajan simplemente a donde les lleva su destino. Pero el camino está cubierto de nieve, se pierden, el frío y la oscuridad se ciernen sobre ellos. Deben aunar fuerzas para sobrevivir y no todos tienen el mismo sentido de la solidaridad. Amo y criado, publicado en la revista El Mensajero del Norte en 1895, es uno de los mejores cuentos de la última época de Tolstói.

Guerra y paz se publicó entre los años 1865 y 1869. A lo largo de sus centenares de páginas, Tolstói nos cuenta el relato épico de cinco familias rusas durante la invasión napoleónica. Obra monumental, que incluye a más de quinientos personajes históricos y de ficción, Guerra y paz alterna en su magnífica trama historias familiares con las vicisitudes del ejército napoleónico, la vida en la corte de Alejandro y las batallas de Austerlitz y Borodinó. Como ya advirtió Isaiah Berlin, «nadie ha superado nunca a Tolstói en la expresión del sabor específico, la calidad precisa de un sentimiento, la amplitud de su "oscilación". Nadie ha superado su manera de describir la estructura de una situación determinada en todo un período, pasajes ininterrumpidos de la vida de individuos, familias, comunidades, naciones enteras». Guerra y paz, un clásico de la literatura universal, se ha traducido varias veces al español pero la edición que presentamos aquí está basada en la única versión completa y autorizada por Tolstói, en una traducción magistral y totalmente fiable al español por Lydia Kúper.

1805 à Moscou, en ces temps de paix fragile, les Bolkonsky, les Rostov et les Bézoukhov constituent les personnages principaux d'une chronique familiale. Une fresque sociale où l'aristocratie, de Moscou à Saint-Pétersbourg, entre grandeur et misérabilisme, se prend au jeu de l'ambition sociale, des mesquineries, des premiers émois. 1812, la guerre éclate et peu à peu les personnages imaginaires évoluent au sein même des événements historiques. Le conte social, dépassant les ressorts de l'intrigue psychologique, prend une dimension d'épopée historique et se change en récit d'une époque. La “Guerre” selon Tolstoï, c'est celle menée contre Napoléon par l'armée d'Alexandre, c'est la bataille d'Austerlitz, l'invasion de la Russie, l'incendie de Moscou, puis la retraite des armées napoléoniennes. Entre les deux romans de sa fresque, le portrait d'une classe sociale et le récit historique, Tolstoï tend une passerelle, livrant une réflexion philosophique sur le décalage de la volonté humaine aliénée à l'inéluctable marche de l'Histoire ou lorsque le destin façonne les hommes malgré eux.

With an Introduction and Notes by Dr T.C.B.Cook Count Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) is best known for War and Peace and Anna Karenina, commonly regarded as amongst the greatest novels ever written. He also, however, wrote many masterly short stories, and this volume contains four of the longest and best in distinguished translations that have stood the test of time. In the early story 'Family Happiness', Tolstoy explores courtship and marriage from the point of view of a young wife. In 'The Kreutzer Sonata' he gives us a terrifying study of marital breakdown, in 'The Devil' a powerful depiction of the power of sexual temptation, and, in perhaps the finest of all, 'The Death of Ivan Ilyich', he portrays the long agony of a man gradually coming to terms with his own mortality. Librarian's note: See alternate cover edition of ISBN 1840224533 here.

I have not always been possessed of the religious ideas set forth in this book. For thirty-five years of my life I was, in the proper acceptation of the word, a nihilist,—not a revolutionary socialist, but a man who believed in nothing. Five years ago faith came to me; I believed in the doctrine of Jesus, and my whole life underwent a sudden transformation. What I had once wished for I wished for no longer, and I began to desire what I had never desired before. What had once appeared to me right now became wrong, and the wrong of the past I beheld as right. My condition was like that of a man who goes forth upon some errand, and having traversed a portion of the road, decides that the matter is of no importance, and turns back. What was at first on his right hand is now on his left, and what was at his left hand is now on his right; instead of going away from his abode, he desires to get back to it as soon as possible. My life and my desires were completely changed; good and evil interchanged meanings. Why so? Because I understood the doctrine of Jesus in a different way from that in which I had understood it before.