The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Short Stories

by Leo Tolstoy

Overview

This collection features some of Tolstoy's most memorable tales, including "The Death of Ivan Ilych" and "How Much Land Does a Man Need?" In the titular novella, a man travelling by train describes to another passenger the circumstances by which he came to kill his wife. In "The Death of Ivan Ilych," a man who would appear to have everything comes to discover the emptiness of his life after collapsing in his home. Poignant and heartfelt, these stories showcase Tolstoy's intellect and literary talent in one incredible volume.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9781619492875
Publisher:	Empire Books
Publication date:	01/19/2012
Pages:	180
Sales rank:	720,798
Product dimensions:	5.98(w) x 9.02(h) x 0.38(d)

About the Author

Novelist, essayist, dramatist, and philosopher, Count Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910) is most famous for his sprawling portraits of 19th-century Russian life, as recounted in Anna Karenina and War and Peace.

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

Table of Contents

Family Happiness