What Men Live By, and Other Tales

by Leo Tolstoy

Overview

What Men Live By' is a Russian short story of the parabolic kind written by Leo N. Tolstoy (1820-1910). Love of man is the main theme of the story. In the story, there are three episodes as the episode of Simon and Michael, the episode of a rich gentleman and the episode of a Lady with two girls, and narrating these three episodes the author has found out the answers to three questions — What dwells in a man? What is not given to man? What men live by? There is a touch of supernaturalism in the story.

What Men Live By, and Other Tales is a collection of short stories by Leo Tolstoy, first published in 1885. The stories in the collection are, What Men Live By; The Three Questions; The Coffee-House of Surat; and, How Much Land Does a Man Need?

Product Details

BN ID:	2940162351740
Publisher:	Interzone Press
Publication date:	09/11/2021
Sold by:	Barnes & Noble
Format:	eBook
File size:	2 MB

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