Tolstoy Leo Nikolayevich:
Hadji Murat
Translator: HughAplin, Foreword by: ColmToibin
Hesperus Press , 2003
Quality paperback, 130 pages
Size: 196x163 mm
ISBN: 9781843910336
ISBN-10: 1843910330
List price: £6.99
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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
Hugh Aplin
Aplin Studied Russian At The University Of East Anglia And Voronezh State University. He Worked At The Unviersities Of Leeds And St. Andrews Before Taking Up His Current Post As Head Of Russian At Westminster School, London.
Colm Toibin
Colm Toibin Is The Author Of Four Previous Novels, "The South, The Heather Blazing, The Story Of The Night, "And "The Blackwater Lightship, " Which Was Shortlisted For The 1999 Booker Prize. He Lives In Dublin.

