by Leo Tolstoy · Harper Perennial Modern Classics · tapa blanda · ISBN 9780060586973
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«Great Short Works of Leo Tolstoy» is an anthology of short novels by Leo Tolstoy in paperback (Harper Perennial Modern Classics, 720 pages, English).
It brings together eight short novels by Tolstoy: «The Death of Ivan Ilyich», «Family Happiness», «The Cossacks», «The Devil», «The Kreutzer Sonata», «Master and Man», «Father Sergius» and «Hadji Murad», plus the story «Alyosha the Pot». The collection spans different registers of the Russian writer, from intimate drama to spiritual reflection.
The original compilation dates from 1967; this edition is from 2004, in the Perennial Classics series. It includes translations by Louise and Aylmer Maude and an introduction by John Bayley.
Suitable for readers who want a broad sample of Tolstoy's short fiction in English before tackling his major novels.
Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, usually referred to in English as Leo Tolstoy, was a Russian writer. He is regarded as one of the greatest and most influential authors of all time.
