Leo Tolstoy

Sevastopol Sketches (MP3-Download)

Ungekürzte Lesung. 278 Min.
Sprecher: Keeble, Jonathan / Übersetzer: Maude, Aylmer; Maude, Louise

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Produktbeschreibung

In the winter of 1854 Tolstoy, then an officer in the Russian army, arranged to be transferred to the besieged town of Sebastopol. Wishing to see at first hand the action of what would become known as the Crimean War, he was spurred on by a fierce patriotism, but also by an equally fierce desire to alert the authorities to appalling conditions in the army. The three Sebastopol Sketches - 'December', 'May' and 'August' - re-create what happened during different phases of the siege and its effect on the ordinary men around him. Writing with the truth as his utmost aim, he brought home to Russia's entire literate public the atrocities of war. In doing so, he realized his own vocation as a writer and established his literary reputation.

Produktdetails

• Verlag: SNR Audio
• Erscheinungstermin: 20. April 2023
• Sprache: Englisch
• ISBN-13: 9781915268594
• Artikelnr.: 70467173

Autorenporträt

Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) was a Russian author, widely regarded as one of the world's greatest novelists. His most famous novels include the epic 'War and Peace' and the tragic 'Anna Karenina'. His work also includes several short stories and a semi-autobiographical trilogy which included his own recollections of the Crimean War in 'Sevastopol Sketches'. He had a spiritual awakening in the 1870s, and became an ardent pacifist, incorporating this into his work 'The Kingdom of God is Within You' which is said to have had a profound impact on the non-violent resistance of Mahatma Gandhi. Contemporaries and admirers of his work included Fyodor Dostoyevsky, Anton Chekhov, and Gustave Flaubert. Tolstoy died in 1910 aged 82, leaving behind an incredible literary legacy.