Tolstoy: A Biography
In this landmark biography of Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy, A. N. Wilson narrates the complex drama of the writer’s life: his childhood of aristocratic privilege but emotional deprivation, his discovery of his literary genius after aimless years of gambling and womanizing, and his increasingly disastrous marriage. Wilson sweeps away the long-held belief that Tolstoy’s works were the exact mirror of his life, and instead traces the roots of Tolstoy’s art to his relationship with God, with...
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"Must surely rank among the most impressively intelligent biographies ever written."—Zena Sutherland, The Economist Publishers Weekly Of this ``major new biography,'' PW commented: ``Without debunking, Wilson never lets his titanic subject off the hook; the result is the most human portrait of Tolstoy to date. This biography is a magnificent achievement, a work of seamless scholarship. It is also a pleasure to read.'' Photos. (Oct.)
\ Publishers Weekly - Publisher's Weekly\ Of this ``major new biography,'' PW commented: ``Without debunking, Wilson never lets his titanic subject off the hook; the result is the most human portrait of Tolstoy to date. This biography is a magnificent achievement, a work of seamless scholarship. It is also a pleasure to read.'' Photos. (Oct.)\ \
