Tolstoy Leo Nikolayevich:
The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories
Translator: RichardPevear, Translator: LarissaVolokhonsky
Knopf Publishing Group , 2009
Hardcover, 528 pages
ISBN: 9780307268815
ISBN-10: 0307268810
Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy
Count Leo Nikolaevich Tolstoy Displayed An Extraordinary Duality Of Character In A Life Filled With Deep Contradictions. He Was Born To An Artistocratic Russian Family On Sept. 9, 1828. His Parents Died When He Was Young, And He Was Raised By Several Female Relatives. In 1844 He Entered The University Of Kazan, Remaining There Only Three Years. At The Age Of 23, Tolstoy Joined The Russian Army And Fought In The Crimean War. While Still In The Service, His First Published Story Appeared, A Largely Autobiographical Work Called Childhood (1852). Tolstoy Returned To His Estate In 1861 And And Esta
Richard Pevear
Pevear Is A Poet And Translator.
Larissa Volokhonsky
Nikolai Gogol Was Born In 1809. The Author Of Such Classic Works As "Dead Souls," "The Government Inspector," And "Taras Bulba," He Died In 1852. <Br>Together, Richard Pevear And Larissa Volokhonsky Have Translated Works By Tolstoy, Dostoevsky, Chekhov, And Gogol. They Live In Paris.
