The Kreutzner Sonata and Other Stories by Leo Tolstoy

by Leo Tolstoy

Overview

THE KREUTZNER SONATA AND OTHER STORIES is a collection of short stories by famed Russian realist writer Leo Tolstoy.

Product Details

BN ID:	2940014720779
Publisher:	Halcyon Press Ltd.
Publication date:	06/19/2012
Series:	Halcyon Classics , #1
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	523 KB

About the Author

Leo Tolstoy (Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy) (1828-1910) was a Russian author who is widely considered to be one of the greatest writers of all time. He was born in Yasnaya Polyana, a large estate in the Tula region of Russia. The Tolstoys were a well-known family of old Russian nobility; he was connected to the grandest of Russian aristocracy. Alexander Pushkin was his fourth cousin. A master of realist fiction, Tolstoy enjoyed a career spanning more than six decades. He died in 1910 at the age of 82.

Date of Birth:

September 9, 1828

Date of Death:

November 20, 1910

Place of Birth:

Tula Province, Russia

Place of Death:

Astapovo, Russia

Education:

Privately educated by French and German tutors; attended the University of Kazan, 1844-47