{"product_id":"collected-shorter-fiction-of-leo-leo-tolstoy-9780375411724","title":"Collected Shorter Fiction of Leo Tolstoy, Volume I: Introduction by John Bayley","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten over a period of more than half a century, Leo Tolstoy's stories reflect every aspect of his art and personality. They cover his experiences as a soldier in the Caucasus, his married life, his passionate interest in the peasantry, his cult of truth and simplicity, and his growing preoccupation with religion. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eThe stories in Volume 1 of the \u003ci\u003eCollected Shorter Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e date from the period in which the young Tolstoy wrote \u003ci\u003eAnna Karenina\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWar and Peace.\u003c\/i\u003e Ranging from brief, masterfully sketches of military life such as \"The Wood-Felling\" to novellas like \u003ci\u003eFamily Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e, an uneasy imagining of the idyllic possibilities of marriage by the not-yet-married writer, all feature Tolstoy's characteristically lavish deployment of detail, shrewd observation, and imaginative power.\u003cbr\u003e \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Leo Tolstoy\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 0375411720\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780375411724\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Everyman's Library\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/07\/2001\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 848\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.64lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.26h x 5.36w x 1.57d","brand":"Leo Tolstoy","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43992965316863,"sku":"9780375411724","price":35.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_c21ccfdd-c81b-451e-8d52-63bc81f518c3.jpg?v=1683321783","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/collected-shorter-fiction-of-leo-leo-tolstoy-9780375411724","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}