Resurrection Paperback - 2009
by Leo Tolstoy; Anthony Briggs (Translator); Introduction by Anthony Briggs
Two irresistibly intimate masterworks by one of Russia'sgreatest writers
Published here in a marvelous new translation, Resurrectiontells the story of a Russian nobleman who comes face to face with thesins of his past. When Prince Nekhlyudov serves on a jury at the trialof a prostitute arrested for murder, he is horrified to discover that theaccused is a woman he had once seduced and abandoned. His guiltat the central role he played in her ruin soon leads him on a quest forforgiveness as he follows her into the prisons of Siberia. Conceivedon an epic scale, this novel is both a trenchant denunciation ofgovernment, aristocracy, the judicial system, and the Church as wellas a highly personal statement of Tolstoy's belief in human redemptionand spiritual development.
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Published here in a marvelous new translation, Resurrection tells the story of a Russian nobleman who comes face to face with the sins of his past. When Prince Nekhlyudov serves on a jury at the trial of a prostitute arrested for murder, he is horrified to discover that the accused is a woman he had once seduced and abandoned. His guilt at the central role he played in her ruin soon leads him on a quest for forgiveness as he follows her into the prisons of Siberia. Conceived on an epic scale, this novel is both a trenchant denunciation of government, aristocracy, the judicial system, and the Church as well as a highly personal statement of Tolstoy?s belief in human redemption and spiritual development.
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- Title Resurrection
- Author Leo Tolstoy; Anthony Briggs (Translator); Introduction by Anthony Briggs
- Binding Paperback
- Edition International Ed
- Pages 608
- Volumes 1
- Language ENG
- Publisher Penguin Group, New York
- Date 2009-10-01
- Features Bibliography, Price on Product - Canadian, Table of Contents
- ISBN 9780140424638 / 0140424636
- Weight 0.86 lbs (0.39 kg)
- Dimensions 7.76 x 5.14 x 0.98 in (19.71 x 13.06 x 2.49 cm)
- Ages 18 to UP years
- Grade levels 13 - UP
- Reading level 1180
- Library of Congress subjects Russia - Social life and customs
- Dewey Decimal Code FIC
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