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Tolstoy

by Troyat, Henri
Additional authors: translator -- Amphoux, Nancy
Published by : Doubleday & Co. (Garden City, New York) Physical details: 791 p. Year: 1967
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900 - 999 Book Cart 921 Tol Tro (Browse shelf) Available Book Fund 34034

Includes Bibliography and Index




The terms of the problem --
A time of violence --
Travel, romance and pedagogy --
Sonya --
Conflict --
This loathsome flesh --
The apostle of non-violence --
The solution

Under M. Troyat's guidance, one is led to understand why Tolstoy is considered one of the most bizarre personalities of modern times; why he was regarded by his contemporaries not only as a literary giant but also as a gargantuan enigma.