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The Kreutzer Sonata

By Leo Tolstoy
Introduction by Doris Lessing
Translated by Isai Kamen

By Leo Tolstoy
Introduction by Doris Lessing
Translated by Isai Kamen

By Leo Tolstoy
Introduction by Doris Lessing
Translated by Isai Kamen

By Leo Tolstoy
Introduction by Doris Lessing
Translated by Isai Kamen

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Part of Modern Library Classics

Part of Modern Library Classics

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Sep 09, 2003 | ISBN 9780812968231

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Dec 18, 2007 | ISBN 9780307432353

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    About The Kreutzer Sonata

    When Marshal of the Nobility Pozdnyshev suspects his wife of having an affair with her music partner, his jealousy consumes him and drives him to murder. Controversial upon publication in 1890, The Kreutzer Sonata illuminates Tolstoy’s then-feverish Christian ideals, his conflicts with lust and the hypocrisies of nineteenth-century marriage, and his thinking on the role of art and music in society.

    In her Introduction, Doris Lessing shows how relevant The Kreutzer Sonata is to our understanding of Tolstoy the artist, as well as to feminism and literature. This Modern Library Paperback Classic also contains Tolstoy’s Sequel to the Kruetzer Sonata.

    About The Kreutzer Sonata

    When Marshal of the Nobility Pozdnyshev suspects his wife of having an affair with her music partner, his jealousy consumes him and drives him to murder. Controversial upon publication in 1890, The Kreutzer Sonata illuminates Tolstoy’s then-feverish Christian ideals, his conflicts with lust and the hypocrisies of nineteenth-century marriage, and his thinking on the role of art and music in society.

    In her Introduction, Doris Lessing shows how relevant The Kreutzer Sonata is to our understanding of Tolstoy the artist, as well as to feminism and literature. This Modern Library Paperback Classic also contains Tolstoy’s Sequel to the Kruetzer Sonata.

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    About Leo Tolstoy

    Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910) was born in central Russia. After serving in the Crimean War, he retired to his estate and devoted himself to writing, farming, and raising his large family. His novels and outspoken social polemics brought him world fame.

    About Leo Tolstoy

    Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910) was born in central Russia. After serving in the Crimean War, he retired to his estate and devoted himself to writing, farming, and raising his large family. His novels and outspoken social polemics brought him world fame.

    Product Details

    Category: Classic Fiction | Literary Fiction | Crime Fiction | Suspense & Thriller

    Paperback | $19.00
    Published by Modern Library
    Sep 09, 2003 | 128 Pages | 5-3/16 x 8 | ISBN 9780812968231

    Category: Classic Fiction | Literary Fiction | Crime Fiction | Suspense & Thriller

    Ebook | $5.99
    Published by Modern Library
    Dec 18, 2007 | 128 Pages | ISBN 9780307432353

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    “Moments of dramatic genius: a wracking vision of marriage as jealousy nourished, hatred voluptuously fed, rage taken for breakfast.”—Elizabeth Hardwick

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