Tolstoy: Tales of Courage and Conflict [Paperback]

Russian novelist and philospher Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) is best known for his monumental novelsWar and PeaceandAnna Karenina, but his reputation as a master of short fiction is richly evident in this unparalleled anthology. Here, in the largest one-volume collection available, are 36 stories of war, intrigue, treachery, murder, moral turmoil, spiritual anguish, and occasional redemption. They include early stories like the famed Sevastopol tales of warfare and Lost on the Steppe; the tour de force novellas The Death of Ivan Ilyitch and The Kreutzer Sonata; as well as folk tales, parables, realistic tales, and many lesser-known gems.During his remarkable life, Charles Neider (1915-2001) edited many books, includingAntarctica: Firsthand Accounts of Exploration and Endurance, The Selected Letters of Mark Twain, Life As I Find It: A Treasury of Mark Twain Rarities, Essays of the Masters, and many others. In addition to these titles, Cooper Square Press has also published Neider'sThe Grotto Berg: Two Novellas. His memoirAdam's Burden: An Explorer's Personal Odyssey Through Prostate Cancerwas published earlier this year by Madison Books.These selections... do more than offer a collection of highly readable and re-readable tales; they chart Tolstoy's passage through life in a rich tapestry of tales marked by an acutely sensitive perception, stunning imagination, and moralistic fervor, and woven with the narrative craftsmanship that was his genius.[An] excellent introduction to Tolstoy.... Those who dip into these tales will be so fascinated they'll turn to his larger works for more.