The Cossacks and Other Stories
€ 16,45
Informação do Produto
| ISBN | 9780140449594 |
|---|---|
| Autores | Leo Tolstoy |
| Editora | Penguin Books Ltd |
| Formato | Capa mole |
| Número de páginas | 528 |
| Peso (kg) | 0,378 |
| Data de Publicação | 28/09/2006 |
| Preço (iva excl.) | € 15,52 |
| Imposto | € 0,93 |
| Preço (iva inc.) | € 16,45 |
| Disponibilidade | 8 unidades em armazém externo |
Descrição do Produto
In 1851, at the age of twenty-two, Tolstoy joined the Russian army and travelled to the Caucasus as a soldier. The four years that followed were among the most significant in his life, and deeply influenced the stories collected here. Begun in 1852 but unfinished for a decade, The Cossacks describes the experiences of Olenin, a young cultured Russian who comes to despise civilization after spending time with the wild Cossack people. Sevastopol Sketches, based on Tolstoy''s own experiences of the siege of Sevastopol in 1854-55, is a compelling consideration of the nature of war, while Hadji Murat, written towards the end of his life, returns to the Caucasus of Tolstoy''s youth to explore the life of a great leader torn apart by a conflict of loyalties. Written at the end of the nineteenth century, it is amongst the last and greatest of Tolstoy''s shorter works.