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Where should one start with Tolstoy?

― Jeff LeVine (Jeff LeVine), Sunday, 15 January 2006 23:56 (nineteen years ago)

Anna Karenina I'd guess, but would be interested in some other (shorter?) suggestions. He seems to keep coming up as a reference in books I've been reading recently, and I've never read him - it's kind of embarrassing when that happens. Yet - I've always been too intimidated to start any his books.

― Jeff LeVine (Jeff LeVine), Monday, 16 January 2006 00:05 (nineteen years ago)

How about the short stories, like The Death of Ivan Ilyich.

― Beth Parker (Beth Parker), Monday, 16 January 2006 01:04 (nineteen years ago)

yeah, the short stories are the way to go at first. highly readable, entertaining, and masterpieces in their own right. god knows which edition to go for. just pick up one of those death of ivan & other stories cheapies and have at it. (don't start with the kreuzer sonata though, cuz it might drive you insane.)

― scott seward (scott seward), Monday, 16 January 2006 02:01 (nineteen years ago)

hadji muraj

― of montreal, Monday, 16 January 2006 03:52 (nineteen years ago)

one month passes...

anna karenina is pretty awesome and very readable. it's long, but it's worth it.

― archipelago (archipelago), Monday, 6 March 2006 17:44 (nineteen years ago)

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