{"product_id":"kreutzer-sonata-variations-michael-r-katz-9780300189940","title":"Kreutzer Sonata Variations: Lev Tolstoy's Novella and Counterstories by Sofiya Tolstaya and Lev Lvovich Tolstoy","description":"\u003cp\u003eA work unprecedented in world literature, this unique volume contains a new translation of Lev Tolstoy's controversial novella \u003cem\u003eThe Kreutzer Sonata\u003c\/em\u003e, 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Michael R. Katz\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 030018994X\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780300189940\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Yale University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 08\/01\/2014\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 384\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.52lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.47h x 6.46w x 0.84d","brand":"Michael R. Katz","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43946405036287,"sku":"9780300189940","price":77.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_2e0c8353-d525-46b2-886b-838295383355.jpg?v=1681512959","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/kreutzer-sonata-variations-michael-r-katz-9780300189940","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}