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Master & Man & Other Stories by LEO TOLSTOY, ENGLISH Paperback - 2005
by LEO TOLSTOY
- New
- Paperback
The stories collected in this volume demonstrate Tolstoy's artistic prowess displayed over five decades experimenting with prose styles and drawing on his own experiences with humor and compassion. 'The Two Hussars,' inspired by his time in the army, contrasts a dashing father and his mean-spirited son. Illustrating Tolstoy's belief that art must serve a moral purpose, 'What Men Live By' portrays an angel sent to earth to learn three existential rules of life. And in the deeply moving 'Master and Man,' a mercenary merchant travels with his unprotesting servant through a blizzard to close a business deal little realizing he may soon have to settle accounts with his maker.
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- Title Master & Man & Other Stories by LEO TOLSTOY, ENGLISH
- Author LEO TOLSTOY
- Binding Paperback
- Edition Reprint
- Condition New
- Pages 336
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher PENGUIN BOOKS LTD, UK, UK
- Date December 27, 2005
- Bookseller's Inventory # 9780140449624
- ISBN 9780140449624 / 0140449620
- Weight 0.55 lbs (0.25 kg)
- Dimensions 7.79 x 5.11 x 0.7 in (19.79 x 12.98 x 1.78 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Library of Congress subjects Short stories, Tolstoy, Leo
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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Summary
The stories collected in this volume demonstrate Tolstoy’s artistic prowess displayed over five decades—experimenting with prose styles and drawing on his own experiences with humor and compassion. "The Two Hussars," inspired by his time in the army, contrasts a dashing father and his mean-spirited son. Illustrating Tolstoy’s belief that art must serve a moral purpose, "What Men Live By" portrays an angel sent to earth to learn three existential rules of life. And in the deeply moving "Master and Man," a mercenary merchant travels with his unprotesting servant through a blizzard to close a business deal—little realizing he may soon have to settle accounts with his maker.
- First of four volumes of revised editions of Tolstoy's short fiction for Penguin Classics
- Includes a chronology, suggestions for further reading, and explanatory notes