The Kreutzer Sonata Variations - Lev Tolstoy's Novella and Counterstories by Sofiya Tolstaya and Lev Lvovich Tolstoy (Hardcover)

A work unprecedented in world literature, this unique volume contains a new translation of Lev Tolstoy’s controversial novella The Kreutzer Sonata, which was initially banned by Russian censors. In addition, available to English readers for the first time is a fascinating and previously neglected constellation of counterstories written by the author’s wife and son in direct response to Tolstoy’s provocative tale, each a passionate attempt to undo the message of the original work. These radically conflicting tales, accompanied by excerpts from family letters, diaries, notes, and memoirs, provide readers with a vivid and highly revealing case study of the powerful disputes concerning sexuality and gender roles that erupted within the cultural context of late-nineteenth-century Russian, as well as European, society.

General

Imprint:	Yale University Press
Country of origin:	United States
Release date:	November 2014
First published:	August 2014
Editors:	Michael R. Katz
Foreword by:	Ekaterina Tolstaya
Afterword by:	Andrey Tolstoy
Dimensions:	235 x 156 x 27mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	384
ISBN-13:	978-0-300-18994-0
Categories:	Books > Fiction > General
LSN:	0-300-18994-X
Barcode:	9780300189940

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