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A Confession

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Description for A Confession Paperback. Describes Tolstoy's crisis of depression and estrangement from the world. This work describes his search for 'a practical religion not promising future bliss but giving bliss on earth'. Series: Penguin Great Ideas. Num Pages: 112 pages. BIC Classification: HPQ. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 180 x 113 x 8. Weight in Grams: 72.

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. ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Paperback
Publisher
Penguin Books Ltd
Number of pages
112
Publication date
2008
Series
Penguin Great Ideas
Condition
New
Number of Pages
112
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780141036694
SKU
V9780141036694
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Count Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy was born in 1828 and educated privately. He studied Oriental languages and Law at the University of Kazan, then led a life of pleasure until he joined an artillery regiment in the Caucasus in 1851. He served during the Crimean War and after the defence of Sebastopol wrote The Sebastopol Sketches, which established his reputation. He ... Read more

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