After the Ball

by Leo Tolstoy

Overview

'After the Ball'' - is a work by one of the greatest writers in the world, Russian prose writer and thinker L. N. Tolstoy (1828 - 1910). The basis of the story - are the events, which happened to Tolstoy's brother. The writer was interested in the problem of the influence of the circumstances on the person's behavior and in the question whether a person is able to control himself.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9783961647361
Publisher:	Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
Publication date:	03/20/2017
Sold by:	Bookwire
Format:	eBook
Pages:	19
File size:	243 KB
Age Range:	13 Years
Language:	Russian

About the Author

A Russian author of novels, short stories, plays, and philosophical essays, Count Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) was born into an aristocratic family and is best known for the epic books War and Peace and Anna Karenina, regarded as two of the greatest works of Russian literature. After serving in the Crimean War, Tolstoy retired to his estate and devoted himself to writing, farming, and raising his large family. His novels and outspoken social polemics brought him world-wide fame.

Date of Birth:

September 9, 1828

Date of Death:

November 20, 1910

Place of Birth:

Tula Province, Russia

Place of Death:

Astapovo, Russia

Education:

Privately educated by French and German tutors; attended the University of Kazan, 1844-47