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Tolstoï
Groote mannen, geïllustreerd, cover not so good / omslag onfris, Vertaling door Robbers / / History of literature / Nederlands / Dutch / Néerlandais / Niederländisch / soft cover / 16 x 21 cm / 132 .pp /
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Published January 1, 1928
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September 6, 2026
Highly informative biography of the great Count Lev Tolstoy (in archaic Dutch).
Tolstoy is among my personal heroes. For me, he is the archetype of a good man. A man who struggles to make society just. Not when he is young and naive, but increasingly as he gets older. A mans who balances influence from others (mainly Rousseau and Schopenhauer) with a deep search inside himself.
Born in privilege, he deprived himself of an easy life. He used hard manual labor, ascetic abstinence (bordering poverty), and long walks as pilgrim to get closer to truth. He struggled to put his (literary) talents and scholarly work to public use. His books are not just rare in brilliance, but also in being deeply moral without belittling.
He exemplifies that no talent shines without discipline and suffering. His life and books follow Kierkegaard. The esthetic becomes ethic and upon seeing the impossible divide of the flawed nature of mankind, Tolstoy seeks sole solace in the universal love of God.
Tolstoy is among my personal heroes. For me, he is the archetype of a good man. A man who struggles to make society just. Not when he is young and naive, but increasingly as he gets older. A mans who balances influence from others (mainly Rousseau and Schopenhauer) with a deep search inside himself.
Born in privilege, he deprived himself of an easy life. He used hard manual labor, ascetic abstinence (bordering poverty), and long walks as pilgrim to get closer to truth. He struggled to put his (literary) talents and scholarly work to public use. His books are not just rare in brilliance, but also in being deeply moral without belittling.
He exemplifies that no talent shines without discipline and suffering. His life and books follow Kierkegaard. The esthetic becomes ethic and upon seeing the impossible divide of the flawed nature of mankind, Tolstoy seeks sole solace in the universal love of God.
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