{"product_id":"leo-tolstoy-paperback","title":"Leo Tolstoy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eAndrei Zorin\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhen he arrived in Moscow in 1851, a young Leo Tolstoy set himself three immediate aims: to gamble, to marry, and to obtain a post. At that time he managed only the first. The writer's momentous life would be full of forced breaks and abrupt departures, from the death of his beloved parents and tortuous courtship to a deep spiritual crisis and an abandonment of the social class into which he had been born. He also made several attempts to break up with literature, but each time he returned to writing. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e In this original and comprehensive biography, Andrei Zorin skillfully pieces together the life of one of the greatest novelists of all time. He offers both an innovative account of Tolstoy's deepest feelings, emotions, and motives, as reflected in his personal diaries and letters, and a brilliant interpretation of his major works, including his celebrated novels on contemporary Russian society, \u003ci\u003eWar and Peace\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAnna Karenina\u003c\/i\u003e, and his significant philosophical writings.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAndrei Zorin\u003c\/b\u003e is professor and chair of Russian at the University of Oxford. He is the author or coauthor of several books on Russian literature and culture, including \u003ci\u003eOn The Periphery of Europe 1762-1825: The Self-Invention of the Russian Elite\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 224\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 9.1 x 5.1 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e March 16, 2020\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51769633210656,"sku":"9781789141993","price":27.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0974\/9764\/5344\/files\/af5f42ccf2b40b086ac54d76e5e57a0c.webp?v=1780352462","url":"https:\/\/ebocreations.com\/products\/leo-tolstoy-paperback","provider":"The E-Book Oasis LLC","version":"1.0","type":"link"}