{"product_id":"leo-tolstoy-the-cossacks-and-other-early-stories-2012","title":"Leo Tolstoy: The Cossacks and Other Early Stories [2012]","description":"Leo Tolstoy's \u003ci\u003eWar and Peace\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eAnna Karenina\u003c\/i\u003e, the greatest novels ever written, did not emerge from a vacuum. They were preceded by at least twenty prose works of different kinds, some of them masterpieces in their own right. These stories may be viewed as a fascinating encounter with literary predecessors such as Rousseau and Pushkin, and they are never far removed from autobiography, but in them Tolstoy can be seen forging a strong, new cultural personality. Their virtues lie in local colour, brilliant characterization and dialogue, along with strong narrative interest linked to important ideas and meanings, most of which will re-emerge in the later works.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003eThis undervalued area of a great man's writing deserves closer attention, and will reward the reader with unforgettable individuals, issues and situations. In \u003ci\u003eThe Cossacks\u003c\/i\u003e, for example, Tolstoy succeeds in combining a realistic description of the Caucasus with his hero's personal vision of the locality. Nor is this success the only one in this remarkable period. Reading these early stories gives a penetrating insight into the workshop of a towering literary genius.","brand":"Tolstoy, Leo \u0026 Briggs, Anthony \u0026 Maude, Louise \u0026 Maude, Aylmer \u0026 Griffith, Tom","offers":[{"title":"Very Good","offer_id":51646593794387,"sku":"XV81840226911","price":2.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false},{"title":"New","offer_id":51646593761619,"sku":"9781840226911","price":4.99,"currency_code":"EUR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0616\/4001\/6057\/files\/tolstoy-leo-briggs-anthony-maude-louise-maude-aylmer-griffith-tom-leo-tolstoy-the-cossacks-and-other-early-stories-2012-1186008581.jpg?v=1755545013","url":"https:\/\/keatsandchapman.info\/products\/leo-tolstoy-the-cossacks-and-other-early-stories-2012","provider":"Chapters Bookstore","version":"1.0","type":"link"}