The cutting of the forest

by Leo Tolstoy, Leo Wiener (Translator)

Overview

Tolstoy began writing The cutting of the forest in June 1853, while stationed in the Caucasus, and completed it in the rear of the Crimean War front at Bel'bék on June 18, 1855, during the siege of Sevastopol. It is an account of an ordinary day in the nineteenth-century Caucasus experienced by a group of Russian soldiers. This novella is part of a cycle of three short stories inspired by the violence of war, described with ruthless truth and devoid of any form of romanticism, works that shocked Russian society by challenging even the censorship apparatus, which considered whether to prevent their publication.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940184546193
Publisher:	Barnes & Noble Press
Publication date:	01/07/2025
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	336 KB

About the Author

Leo Tolstoy was a Russian author, regarded as one of the greatest and most influential authors of all time. He received nominations for the Nobel Prize in Literature every year from 1902 to 1906 and for the Nobel Peace Prize in 1901, 1902, and 1909. His works include the novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina and novellas such as Hadji Murad and The Death of Ivan Ilyich.

Date of Birth:

September 9, 1828

Date of Death:

November 20, 1910

Place of Birth:

Tula Province, Russia

Place of Death:

Astapovo, Russia

Education:

Privately educated by French and German tutors; attended the University of Kazan, 1844-47