Tolstoy Leo Nikolayevich:
The Death of Ivan Ilych and the Devil
Translator: HughAplin, Foreword by: NadineGordimer
Hesperus Press , 2005
Quality paperback, 114 pages
Size: 195x126 mm
ISBN: 9781843911272
ISBN-10: 1843911272
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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 ≪B≫Childhood≪/B≫ (1852). Tolstoy Returned To His Estate I
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.
Nadine Gordimer
Nadine Gordimer, Winner Of The Nobel Prize For Literature And A Number Of Other Major Literary Prizes, Is The Author Of Nine Collections Of Stories And Eleven Novels, Most Recently "None To Accompany Me". She Lives In South Africa.
