Forfatter fødeår: 1828-1910
The third quarter of 'War and Peace' is where the rubber really hits the road (or the cannonballs hit the walls). The story centres on one of history's most famous periods, Napoleon's... Læs mere
It isn't always easy being a demon.As Luci, the demon in Matt Groening's Netflix series 'Disenchantment' will agree, not everybody is easy to tempt.Leo Tolstoy's 'The First... Læs mere
Even the greatest authors cannot resist a love triangle.Leo Tolstoy has Fedor Protasov as one of the three sides. He is tormented by the belief that his wife Liza (side two) really loves his... Læs mere
Alcohol abuse is one of societies great levellers.It does not matter whether you are a prince or a peasant, when the demon drink controls you, you are the same.That is the message at... Læs mere
Leo Tolstoy was never a man to choose the easy path.When he wasn't turning his satirical guns on the Russian aristocracy in works including 'War and Peace' and the play 'Fruits of Culture',... Læs mere
For some, it is a four-letter word. But for Leo Tolstoy, "work" is one of the main reasons that we are here.The author and philosopher urges us to comply with the... Læs mere
Imagine if your entire village's survival depended on what the dead told the landowner at a seance.That is the crazy scenario in Leo Tolstoy's satirical play 'Fruits of... Læs mere
"Bethink yourselves!" Or, in more modern parlance: "Wake up! Get a grip!"Leo Tolstoy, known for the epic 'War and Peace', is far more blunt in this book.The Russian novelist and... Læs mere
How many letters can be claimed to have been as influential as this?Leo Tolstoy's 'Letter to a Hindu' was originally sent to the Indian revolutionary and scholar Tarak Nath Das.Its... Læs mere