In 1851, at the age of twenty-two, Tolstoy joined the Russian army and travelled to the Caucasus as a soldier. The four years that followed were among the most significant in his life, and deeply influenced the stories collected here. Begun in 1852 but unfinished for a decade, The Cossacks describes the experiences of Olenin, a young cultured Russian who comes to despise civilization after spending time with the wild Cossack people. Sevastopol Sketches, based on Tolstoy’s own experiences of the siege of Sevastopol in 1854-55, is a compelling consideration of the nature of war, while Hadji Murat, written towards the end of his life, returns to the Caucasus of Tolstoy’s youth to explore the life of a great leader torn apart by a conflict of loyalties. Written at the end of the nineteenth century, it is amongst the last and greatest of Tolstoy’s shorter works.
The Cossacks and Other Stories
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David McDuff’s translation conveys the beauty and power of the original pieces, while the introduction reflects on Tolstoy’s own war-time experiences. This edition also includes notes.
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SKU: 9780140449594
Category: FICTION
Tags: Classic fiction (pre c 1945), Fiction in translation, Short stories
| Weight | 0.362 kg |
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| Dimensions | 19.8 × 12.9 × 2.2 cm |
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| Cover | Paperback |
| Pages | 483 |
| Language | English |
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| Dewey | 891.733 (edition:22) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |
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