Penguin What is Art? Толстой Лев Николаевич

Великолепный роман-эпопея Толстого о любви, конфликте, судьбе и человеческой жизни во всем ее несовершенстве и величии • "Война и мир" начинается на блестящей светской вечеринке в Санкт-Петербурге в 1805 году, где в разговорах преобладает перспектива войны. Террор стремительно охватывает страну, когда армия Наполеона наступает на Россию, и жизни трех молодых людей меняются навсегда. Истории донкихотствующего Пьера, циничного Андрея и порывистой Наташи переплетаются с огромным количеством персонажей, от аристократов и крестьян до солдат и самого Наполеона • Книга на английском языке • Tolstoy's magnificent epic novel of love, conflict, fate and human life in all its imperfection and grandeur • War and Peace begins at a glittering society party in St Petersburg in 1805, where conversations are dominated by the prospect of war

A superb new translation by Judson Rosengrant of Tolstoy's semi-autobiographical trilogy • Leo Tolstoy began his trilogy, Childhood, Boyhood, Youth, in his early twenties. Although he would in his old age famously dismiss it as an 'awkward mixture of fact and fiction', generations of readers have not agreed, finding the novel to be a charming and insightful portrait of inner growth against the background of a world limned with extraordinary clarity, grace and colour. Evident too in its brilliant account of a young person's emerging awareness of the world and of his place within it are many of the stances, techniques and themes that would come to full flower in the immortal War and Peace and Anna Karenina, and in the other great works of Tolstoy's maturity

The true story of one boy's courage in the midst of one of the world's most violent conflicts • At the heart of this astonishing novel is a true story of courage and endurance in the face of one of the most brutal civil wars the world has ever known. Valentino Achak Deng is just a boy when conflict separates him from his family and forces him to leave his small Sudanese village, joining thousands of other orphans on their long, long walk to Ethiopia, where they find safety - for a time. Along the way Valentino encounters enemy soldiers, liberation rebels and deadly militias, hyenas and lions, disease and starvation. But there are experiences ahead that will test his spirit in even greater ways than these • Truly epic in scope, and told with expansive humanity, deep compassion and unexpected humour, What is the What is an eye-opening account of life amid the madness of war and an unforgettable tale of tragedy and triumph

Великий гуманист Лев Николаевич Толстой (1828—1910) видел свою писательскую задачу в исследовании человеческой природы, в желании постичь сокровенные законы сознания, которым должна двигать жажда нравственного совершенствования. Своеобразие прозы Л.Н. Толстого определено непосредственной чистотой его этического чувства и характером его таланта, подвергающего литературных героев особой форме психологического анализа — "диалектике души". Именно эти свойства, обогащаясь и видоизменяясь, неизменно присутствуют в его творчестве и определяют природу большинства его произведений. В настоящее издание вошли избранные произведения Л.Н. Толстого, среди которых такие признанные шедевры, как повесть "смерть Ивана Ильича", рассказы "Холстомер", "Хозяин и работник", "После бала" и другие

Просветитель, публицист, педагог, философ — Лев Николаевич Толстой посвятил всю свою жизнь поиску нравственного идеала. Сам он однажды сказал: «Чтобы жить честно, надо рваться, путаться, ошибаться, начинать и бросать… и вечно бороться и лишаться. А спокойствие — душевная подлость». Труд «О жизни» Толстой считал одним из главнейших своих сочинений: в нем сконцентрировались все те его взгляды и убеждения, путь к которым был столь мучителен и долог. Его душевные метания сменились уверенностью в правильности выбора

В книге "Что такое история?" Э.Х. Карр, автор монументальной книги "История Советской России", доказывает, что он не только один из наших самых выдающихся историков, но и один из самых ценных вкладчиков в историческую теорию • Формулируя ответ на вопрос "Что такое история", Карр утверждает, что "факты" истории - это просто те, на которых историки решили сосредоточиться. Все исторические факты доходят до нас в результате интерпретационного выбора историков под влиянием стандартов их эпохи • Книга на английском языке • 'E.H. Carr, author of the monumental History of Soviet Russia, now proves himself to be not only one of our most distinguished historians but also one of the most valuable contributors to historical theory' Spectator • In formulating an answer to the question of 'What is History', Carr argues that the 'facts' of history are simply those which historians have chosen to focus on

The ten stories collected in this volume demonstrate Tolstoy's artistic prowess displayed over five decades - experimenting with prose styles and drawing on his own experiences with humour, realism and compassion. Inspired by his experiences in the army, 'The Two Hussars' contrasts a dashing father and his mean-spirited son. Illustrating Tolstoy's belief that art must serve a moral purpose, 'What Men Live By' portrays an angel sent to earth to learn three existential rules of life, and 'Two Old Men' shows a peasant abandoning his pilgrimage to the Holy Land in order to help his neighbours. And in the highly moving 'Master and Man', Tolstoy depicts a mercenary merchant travelling with his unprotesting servant through a blizzard to close a business deal - little realizing he may soon have to settle accounts with his maker

The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories is a collection of stories that emerged from a profound spiritual crisis, during which Leo Tolstoy believed that he had encountered death itself. This Penguin Classics edition is translated with an introduction by Anthony Briggs, David McDuff and Ronald Wilks • These seven compelling stories explore, in very different ways, Tolstoy's preoccupation with mortality. 'The Death of Ivan Ilyich' is a devastating account of a man fighting his inevitable end, and asks the existential question: why must a good person be taken before his time? In 'Polikushka', a light-fingered drunk's chance to prove himself has tragic repercussions, while 'Three Deaths' depicts the last moments of an aristocrat, a peasant and a tree, and 'The Forged Coupon' shows a seemingly minor offence that leads inexorably to ever more horrific crimes

Leo Tolstoy's last completed novel, Resurrection is an intimate, psychological tale of guilt, anger and forgiveness, translated from the Russian with an introduction and notes by Anthony Briggs in Penguin Classics • Serving on the jury at a murder trial, Prince Dmitri Nekhlyudov is devastated when he sees the prisoner - Katyusha, a young maid he seduced and abandoned years before. As Dmitri faces the consequences of his actions, he decides to give up his life of wealth and luxury to devote himself to rescuing Katyusha, even if it means following her into exile in Siberia. But can a man truly find redemption by saving another person? Tolstoy's most controversial novel, Resurrection (1899) is a scathing indictment of injustice, corruption and hypocrisy at all levels of society

Tolstoy's epic novel of love, destiny and self-destruction, in a gorgeous new clothbound edition from Penguin Classics • Anna Karenina seems to have everything - beauty, wealth, popularity and an adored son. But she feels that her life is empty until the moment she encounters the impetuous officer Count Vronsky. Their subsequent affair scandalizes society and family alike and soon brings jealously and bitterness in its wake. Contrasting with this tale of love and self-destruction is the vividly observed story of Levin, a man striving to find contentment and a meaning to his life - and also a self-portrait of Tolstoy himself • This acclaimed modern translation by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky won the PEN/ Book of the Month Club Translation Prize in 2001

«Много ли человеку земли нужно?» — один из назидательных народных рассказов Л. Н. Толстого, написанный в начале 1886 года • В этом издании пара коротких рассказов о жадности, благотворительности, жизни и смерти от одного из самых влиятельных российских писателей и мыслителей - Льва Николаевича Толстого • Книга на английском языке • A pair of short stories about greed, charity, life and death from one of Russia's most influential writers and thinkers • Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday. Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics, with books from around the world and across many centuries. They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan, from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe

Describing Tolstoy's crisis of depression and estrangement from the world, A Confession is an autobiographical work of exceptional emotional honesty. It describes his search for 'a practical religion not promising future bliss but giving bliss on earth'. Although the Confession led to his excommunication, it also resulted in a large following of Tolstoyan Christians springing up throughout Russia and Europe • Throughout history, some books have changed the world. They have transformed the way we see ourselves – and each other. They have inspired debate, dissent, war and revolution. They have enlightened, outraged, provoked and comforted. They have enriched lives – and destroyed them. Now Penguin brings you the works of the great thinkers, pioneers, radicals and visionaries whose ideas shook civilization and helped make us who we are