The Devil by Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy is known for epic novels that brilliantly dissect society, but the novella The Devil may be the most personally revealing-and startling-fiction he ever wrote. He thought it so scandalous, in fact, that he hid the manuscript in the upholstery of a chair in his office so his wife wouldn't find it, and he would never allow it to be published in his lifetime.Perhaps that's because the gripping tale of an aristocratic landowner slowly overcome with unrelenting sexual desire for one of the peasants on his estate was strikingly similar to an affair Tolstoy himself had. Regardless, the tale-presented here with the two separate endings Tolstoy couldn't decide between-is a scintillating study of sexual attraction and human obsession.| SKU | Unavailable |
| ISBN 13 | 9780974607832 |
| ISBN 10 | 0974607835 |
| Title | The Devil |
| Author | Leo Tolstoy |
| Series | Art Of The Novel |
| Condition | Unavailable |
| Binding Type | Paperback |
| Publisher | Melville House Publishing |
| Year published | 2009-03-05 |
| Number of pages | 102 |
| Cover note | Book picture is for illustrative purposes only, actual binding, cover or edition may vary. |
| Note | Unavailable |