Author: JAY PARINI Title: The last station. A Novel of Tolstoy`s Final Year
Description: Groothandel / BESTEL, 2007. Paperback. Pp: 372. As Leo Tolstoy's life draws to a close, his tempestuous wife and most cunning disciple are locked in a whirlwind battle for the great man's soul. Torn between his professed doctrine of poverty and chastity and the reality of his enormous wealth and thirteen children, Tolstoy dramatically flees his home, only to fall ill at a tiny nearby rail station. The famous (and famously troubled) writer believes he is dying alone, unaware that over a hundred newspapermen camp outside awaiting hourly reports on his condition. ISBN: 9781841959672. Cond./Kwaliteit: Goed.
Keywords: 9781841959672
Price: EUR 5.00 = appr. US$ 5.43 Seller: De Slegte
- Book number: 73351
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