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A work unprecedented in world literature, this unique volume contains a new translation of Lev Tolstoy’s controversial novella The Kreutzer Sonata, which was initially banned by Russian censors. In addition, available to English readers for the first time is a fascinating and previously neglected constellation of counterstories written by the author’s wife and son in direct response to Tolstoy’s provocative tale, each a passionate attempt to undo the message of the original work. These radically conflicting tales, accompanied by excerpts from family letters, diaries, notes, and memoirs, provide readers with a vivid and highly revealing case study of the powerful disputes concerning sexuality and gender roles that erupted within the cultural context of late-nineteenth-century Russian, as well as European, society.
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The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories, Lew Nikolajewitsch Tolstoi
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- 2022
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- Language
- English
- Authors
- Lew Nikolajewitsch Tolstoi
- Publisher
- Creative Media Partners, LLC
- Released
- 2022
- Format
- Paperback
- Pages
- 224
- ISBN13
- 9781015933514
- Series
- Tags
- Fiction, Historical Themes, Love, Classics, Short Stories, 19th century, Russia, Novellas, Emotions, Marriage, Russian Literature, Jealousy, Hatred, Infidelity, Morality, Argument
- First published
- 1889
- Original title
- Крейцерова соната (Krejcerova sonata)
- Rating
- 3.8 out of 5
- Description
- A work unprecedented in world literature, this unique volume contains a new translation of Lev Tolstoy’s controversial novella The Kreutzer Sonata, which was initially banned by Russian censors. In addition, available to English readers for the first time is a fascinating and previously neglected constellation of counterstories written by the author’s wife and son in direct response to Tolstoy’s provocative tale, each a passionate attempt to undo the message of the original work. These radically conflicting tales, accompanied by excerpts from family letters, diaries, notes, and memoirs, provide readers with a vivid and highly revealing case study of the powerful disputes concerning sexuality and gender roles that erupted within the cultural context of late-nineteenth-century Russian, as well as European, society.