The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories

The Kreutzer Sonata and Other StoriesBy: Leo Tolstoy A collection of some of Tolstoy's most powerful powerful stories The violent spiritual crisis in Tolstoy's life that inspired his last period of creativity produced the stories in this compelling and startling collection. They portray the multifaceted nature of desire, from idealistic romance to sexual jealousy, from desperate lust to relentless longing. "The K reutzer Sonata" caused a public sensation with its indictment of so called

When the North Korean army crossed the border with Soviet tanks

these close friends realize they have been duped

a virtuoso of the hallucinatory image

The best at what they do

What was it like there

drawing on the glorious storytelling tradition of Ireland

fitting in

the editor’s death isn’t the only literary murder taking place

It's time to elect a new pope

a propulsive page-turner about four families whose lives are changed when the unthinkable happens—and what is lost when we give in to our own worst impulses

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