Americans in Conversation with Tolstoy

Selected Accounts, 1887-1923

Häftad, Engelska, 2006

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Throughout his life, Leo Tolstoy demonstrated a fascination for Americans, a feeling that was avidly reciprocated in the United States. Although Tolstoy was never able to come to America, during his lifetime he was visited at his home in Russia by a number of Americans including writers, journalists, ambassadors, professors and tourists.Many wrote about the conversations they had with the great Russian novelist. This volume gathers together 30 recollections of such conversations, all originally published in periodicals from 1887 through 1923. A brief introduction to each piece introduces the author of the narrative with concise biographical information, and a bibliographical note indicates the time and place of original publication.

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Utgivningsdatum:2006-07-20
Mått:152 x 229 x 12 mm
Vikt:313 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:228
Förlag:McFarland & Co Inc
ISBN:9780786422531

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Peter Sekirin received his Ph.D. in Russian literature at the University of Toronto in 1999. He has been working as Research Associate at the Center for Russian Studies at the University of Toronto for eight years. He has translated three of Tolstoy’s works, A Calendar of Wisdom, Divine and Human and Wise Thoughts For Every Day as well as two collections of short stories by Anton Chekhov and the biography Memories of Chekhov. He lives in Toronto, Ontario.

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“recommended”—Library Journal; “a rewarding read. The accounts are all elegantly written and instantly evoke the venerable spirit of Tolstoy...this volume should delight anyone interested in Tolstoy”—SEER.

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Table of ContentsIntroduction THE ACCOUNTS OF CONVERSATIONS*1. A Visit to Count Tolstoy 2. Count Tolstoy at Home 3. With Count Tolstoy 4. A Visit to Tolstoy 5. How Count Tolstoy Writes 6. An Interview with Count Tolstoy 7. Home Life of Tolstoy 8. A Visit to Tolstoy 9. Russia of To-day (on Tolstoy) 10. Conversations with Ernest Crosby Embodying Personal Impressions of Count Leo Tolstoy 11. Walks and Talks with Tolstoy 12. A Recent Interview with Tolstoy 13. Tolstoy Today 14. My Last Memory of Tolstoy 15. My Last Visit to Tolstoy 16. Tolstoy in 1906 17. Tolstoy Prophesies the Fall of America 18. Tolstoy in the Twilight 19. Tolstoy at Home 20. The Last Days of Leo Tolstoy 21. Talks with Tolstoy 22. Three Evenings with Count Leo Tolstoy 23. A Vacation with Tolstoy 24. A Day in Tolstoy’s Life 25. How Tolstoy Died 26. What Tolstoy Means to America Bibliography Index *Chronologically by date of publication