UK: Profile Books Ltd, 2013. Book. Very Good. paperback. 3rd Edition. 8vo - over 7¾ - 9¾" tall. Rosamund Bartlett's biography of this brilliant, maddening and contrary man sheds new light on his fascinating journey from callow youth to writer and prophet. There is light readers wear to the covers edges and corners. A good tight copy..

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“Magisterial sweep and scale.”— The Independent (UK) In November 1910, Count Lev Tolstoy died at a remote Russian railway station. At the time of his death, he was the most famous man in Russia, with a growing international following, and more revered than the tsar. Born into an aristocratic family, Tolstoy had spent his life rebelling against not only conventional ideas about literature and art but also traditional education, family life, organized religion, and the state. In this, the first biography of Tolstoy in more than twenty years, Rosamund Bartlett draws extensively on key Russian sources, including much fascinating material made available since the collapse of the Soviet Union. She sheds light on Tolstoy’s remarkable journey from callow youth to writer to prophet; discusses his troubled relationship with his wife, Sonya; and vividly evokes the Russian landscapes Tolstoy so loved and the turbulent times in which he lived. Above all, Bartett gives us an eloquent portrait of the brilliant, maddening, and contrary man who has once again been discovered by a new generation of readers.

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Bookseller: powellbooksofsomerset.co.uk (GB)
Bookseller's Inventory #: PB88
Title: Tolstoy; A Russian Life
Author: Bartlett, Rosamund
Format/Binding: Paperback
Book Condition: Used - Very Good
Jacket Condition: No Jacket
Quantity Available: 1
Edition: 3rd Edition
ISBN 10: 1781251916
ISBN 13: 9781781251911
Publisher: Profile Books Ltd
Place of Publication: UK
Date Published: 2013
Keywords: Tolstoy, Biography
Size: 8vo - over 7� - 9�" tall

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