In Quest of Tolstoy

Lev Tolstoy has held the attention of mankind for well over a century. A supremely talented artist, whose novels and short stories continue to entrance readers all over the world, he was at the same time a fearless moral philosopher who explored and challenged the fundamental bases of human society-...

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Main Author: McLean, Hugh (auth)
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Published: Boston, MA Academic Studies Press 20080301
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