The Greatest Short Stories of Leo Tolstoy

by Leo Tolstoy

Immerse yourself in the brilliance of Leo Tolstoy' s storytelling with “ The Greatest Short Stories of Leo Tolstoy.” This remarkable collection brings together his finest works, showcasing his profound understanding of human nature and delivering captivating narratives that will leave you mesmerized.• A curated compilation of Leo Tolstoy' s most exceptional short stories• Probing exploration of morality, love, and the human condition• Compelling characters and intricate plotlines• Thought-provoking themes that resonate across time• An essential addition to any literature enthusiast' s library.

737 pages, Kindle Edition

Published February 1, 2019

About the author

Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy (Russian: Лев Николаевич Толстой; most appropriately used Liev Tolstoy; commonly Leo Tolstoy in Anglophone countries) was a Russian writer who primarily wrote novels and short stories. Later in life, he also wrote plays and essays. His two most famous works, the novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina, are acknowledged as two of the greatest novels of all time and a pinnacle of realist fiction. Many consider Tolstoy to have been one of the world's greatest novelists. Tolstoy is equally known for his complicated and paradoxical persona and for his extreme moralistic and ascetic views, which he adopted after a moral crisis and spiritual awakening in the 1870s, after which he also became noted as a moral thinker and social reformer.

His literal interpretation of the ethical teachings of Jesus, centering on the Sermon on the Mount, caused him in later life to become a fervent Christian anarchist and anarcho-pacifist. His ideas on nonviolent resistance, expressed in such works as The Kingdom of God Is Within You, were to have a profound impact on such pivotal twentieth-century figures as Mohandas Gandhi and Martin Luther King, Jr.

Reviews

[Eli · Rating 5 out of 5]

Good reading during a polar vortex too. Searching for a superlative for how good Tolstoy is and failing so I'm going to steal this quote from a naturalist describing forests in the deep south because I think it fits: "One's fondness for the area [pine forests but think Tolstoy] is hard to explain. It has no commanding peak or awesome gorge, no topographical feature of distinction. Its appeal is more subtle."

i have to start anna karenina again.

[Jocelyne · Rating 5 out of 5]

I’ve never read anything quite like this. Tolstoy has an undeniable talent for story telling and these stories, although completely out of my realm of every day life, taught me so much through the underlying message in each of them. What a gift to be able to tell a story like this!