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Isaac Babel said, after reading War and Peace, "If the world could write by itself, it would write like Tolstoy." [37] Tolstoy "gives us a unique combination of the 'naive objectivity' of the oral narrator with the interest in detail characteristic of realism. This is the reason for our trust in his presentation." [38]
Most children's stories (such as "A Prisoner in the Caucuses") are contained in the ABC and New ABC books shown in the Pedagogical Works section. Below are the stories not published in the ABC and New ABC books. Stories for Lubki picture books (1885) "Evil Allures, But Good Endures" (lit. "Enemy is Crafty, but God is Strong") ("Вражье ...
Tolstoy's notable works include the novels War and Peace (1869) and Anna Karenina (1878), [7] often cited as pinnacles of realist fiction, [2] as well as two of the greatest books of all time. [ 3 ] [ 4 ] His fiction includes dozens of short stories such as " After the Ball " (1911), and several novellas such as The Death of Ivan Ilyich (1886 ...
War and peace: the evils of the first and a plan for preserving the last is a book written by William Jay and published in 1842 that offers a critical examination of the horrors of war and proposes strategies for maintaining peace. [1] Over the years, the book has been reissued in various editions, [2] reflecting its enduring relevance in ...
The former White House Press Secretary and author of 'Say More' on Stephen King, 'War and Peace,' and The Book That She’d Give To a New Graduate.
Count Nikolai Ilyich Rostov (Russian: Николай Ильич Ростов) is a character in Leo Tolstoy's 1869 novel War and Peace. Count Nikolai is the brother of Vera Rostova, Natasha Rostova and Petya Rostov. At the start of the novel, Nikolai is aged 20 and a university student.
Count [1] Pyotr "Pierre" Kirillovich Bezukhov [2] (/ b ɛ. zj uː ˈ k ɒ v /; Russian: Пьер Безу́хов, Пётр Кири́ллович Безу́хов) is the fictional protagonist of Leo Tolstoy's 1869 novel War and Peace.
Prince Andrei Nikolayevich Bolkonsky (Russian: Андрей Николаевич Болконский) is a fictional character in Leo Tolstoy's 1869 novel War and Peace. He is the son of famed Russian general Nikolai Bolkonsky, who raises Andrei and his sister Maria Bolkonskaya on a remote estate.