� Cu�nta tierra necesita un hombre?

A modern parable about human greed, this edition of the classic short story features illustrations that capture its dark and ironic tone as well as the provincial Russian landscape. Leo Tolstoy answers the question of the title by introducing Pakhóm, an avaricious peasant whose desire for land is never satisfied. When Pakhóm hears of a supposedly simple-minded family with a lot of property, he is excited to buy it from them at as low a price as possible. However, the family plays a trick on...