The ten stories collected in this volume demonstrate Tolstoy's artistic prowess displayed over five decades - experimenting with prose styles and drawing on his own experiences with humour,realism and compassion. Inspired by his experiences in the army,'The Two Hussars'contrasts a dashing father and his mean-spirited son. Illustrating Tolstoy's belief that art must serve a moral purpose,'What Men Live By'portrays an angel sent to earth to learn three existential rules of life,and'Two Old Men'shows a peasant abandoning his pilgrimage to the Holy Land in order to help his neighbours. And in the highly moving'Master and Man',Tolstoy depicts a mercenary merchant travelling with his unprotesting servant through a blizzard to close a business deal - little realizing he may soon have to settle accounts with his maker.
Publisher: Penguin Books LtdISBN: 9780140449624Number of pages: 336Weight: 240 gDimensions: 196 x 128 x 28 mm
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