Bøger af Lev Tolstoi

Written in 1857 and 1858, these two stories are a tribute to Tolstoy's passion for music and are inspired by episodes from his life. In "Lucerne" he offers evocative descriptions of the city by the lake and recreates in first person the conflicts of his protagonist, Prince Nekhludov, who is briefly taken out of his sadness by a charming melody and restored to his pure love of life: What more is needed? Everything is yours, everything is good..." In "Albert" he elaborates the story of a very talented violinist whom he actually had the opportunity to listen to in Saint Petersburg and whose miserable fate moved him deeply, judging by an entry in his diaries where he referred to him as a "genius maniac." Two stories in which the great Russian writer's prodigious talent for observation and detail shines.

In 1879 Tolstoy came to believe that his achievements and existence were meaningless, plunging him into a state of extreme pain and restlessness that seemed to lead him fatally towards suicide. Written in a vital period that marks a change in his aesthetic trajectory and leads him to the religious field, My Confession recounts this spiritual crisis in an intense and brief chronicle about a search for the truth that will transform his life and his thoughts. A text that, at the gates of death, reflects the depth of the reflections of one of the great authors of all time.

Hadji Murad is a short novel written by Leo Tolstoy. It was Tolstoy's final work. The subject matter is one Hadji Murat, an Avar rebel commander who, for reasons of personal revenge, forges an uneasy alliance with the Russians he had been fighting.

Introducción de George Gibian, profesor de la Universidad de Cornell Traducción de Irene y Laura Andresco La historia de Anna Karénina, junto a la de Madame Bovary, es la del adulterio más célebre de la literatura. El enamoramiento de la protagonista, casada con el alto funcionario Karénin, por el atractivo militar Vronski y el estrepitoso romance que con él vive son el eje de una novela que es mucho más que la pulida tragedia de una caída en desgracia: es un esmerado y delicado retrato de todo un tiempo y un lugar, la vivisección de una sociedad en la que la felicidad de algunos convive con la desdicha de otros. El presente volumen se abre con la espléndida introducción del que fuera catedrático en la Universidad de Cornell y estudioso de la literatura eslava, George Gibian. A ella la sigue la cabal y aclamada traducción realizada por las hermanas Irene y Laura Andresco. ENGLISH DESCRIPTION Introduction by George Gibian, Cornell University professor. Anna Karenina is a novel of unparalleled richness and complexity, set against the backdrop of Russian high society. Tolstoy charts the course of the doomed love affair between Anna, a beautiful married woman, and Count Vronsky, a wealthy army officer who pursues Anna after becoming infatuated with her at a ball. Although she initially resists his charms Anna eventually succumbs, falling passionately in love and setting in motion a chain of events that lead to her downfall. This classic is one of the most loved and memorable heroines of literature. Her overwhelming charm dominates a novel of unparalleled richness and density. Tolstoy considered this book to be his first real attempt at a novel form, and it addresses the very nature of society at all levels, - of destiny, death, human relationships and the irreconcilable contradictions of existence. It ends tragically, and there is much that evokes despair, yet set beside this is an abounding joy in life's many ephemeral pleasures, and a profusion of comic relief. In this extraordinary novel Tolstoy seamlessly weaves together the lives of dozens of characters, while evoking a love so strong that those who experience it are prepared to die for it. This edition opens with a magnificent introduction by former Cornell University professor and scholar of Slavic literature, George Gibian. It is followed by the methodical and acclaimed translation by sisters Irene and Laura Andresco.