This is great yet is often overlooked in favour of his weightier novels. For my money, Tolstoy is best when is writing about men and war, less good on women and love. Happily, this novella plays to his artistic strengths and is more enjoyable than many of his supposedly better works.
This is great yet is often overlooked in favour of his weightier novels. For my money, Tolstoy is best when is writing about men and war, less good on women and love. Happily, this novella plays to his artistic strengths and is more enjoyable than many of his supposedly better works.