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Book Summary
This is a collection of classic short fiction in translation that probes life, death, and the choices people make under pressure. The central theme is mortality and the search for meaning in the face of finitude. It speaks to adult readers who value literary fiction with philosophical depth, psychological insight, and keen social observation. The tone is contemplative, humane, and quietly resolute.
Seven stories unfold through intimate character portraits and stark, cinematic scenes. The collection moves from personal encounters with illness and mortality to broader portrayals of duty, conflict, and human vulnerability. The prose is precise, economical, and emotionally resonant, with a cadence that rewards careful reading. Readers move through each scene at a thoughtful pace, invited to reflect on how people confront fate, guilt, and responsibility.
Readers finish with a richer understanding of how ordinary lives are tested by mortality and how courage, compassion, and clarity of conscience shape responses to hardship. The collection leaves a lasting impression that invites ongoing reflection on meaning, responsibility, and the human capacity for resilience.
Product Details
Author
Leo Tolstoy
Publisher
Penguin Random House
Number of Pages
352
Language
English
SKU
9780140449617
ISBN
9780140449617
Reading Age
All
Dimensions
19.76x12.83x2.11cm
Binding
Hardback
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Leo Tolstoy Was A Russian Writer Who Is Regarded As One Of The Greatest Authors Of All Time. He Received Nominations For The Nobel Prize Initerature Every Year From 1902 To 1906 And For The Nobel Peace Prize In 1901, 1902 And 1909 But Never Won Either. Critics Of Diverse Schools Have Agreed That Somehow Tolstoy’S Works Seem To Elude All Artifice. His Name Has Become Synonymous With An Appreciation Of Contingency And Of The Value Of Everyday Activity. Oscillating Between Skepticism And Dogmatism, Tolstoy Explored The Most-Diverse Approaches To Human Experience.