Fresh translations of Tolstoy's four richest shorter works by the
award-winning Boris Dralyuk
Tolstoy's stories contain many of the most acutely observed moments in
his monumental body of work. This new selection of his shorter works,
sensitively translated by the award-winning Boris Dralyuk, showcases the
peerless economy with which Tolstoy could render the passions and
conflicts of a life.
These are works that take us from a self-interested judge's agonising
deathbed to the bristling social world of horses in a stable yard, from
the joyful vanity of youth to the painful doubts of sickness and old
age. With unwavering precision, Tolstoy's eye brings clarity and
richness to the simplest materials.