Selected short stories, paperback/leo tolstoy

It is universally acknowledged that Leo Tolstoy, author of War and Peace and Anna Karenina, was as much a master of the short story as of the full-length novel.

This original collection, which features some of his most hard-to-find tales, will enchant longtime enthusiasts of Tolstoys work as well as new readers.

The Forged Coupon traces how an act of deception leads to both murder and redemption.

After the Dance depicts an army deserters punishment and explores the subjective nature of opinions on good and evil.

Alyosha the Pot profiles a simple man content to live according to others expectations.

A Prisoner in the Caucasus undermines the romantic conceptions associated with the region in particular and with war in general.

The Bear Hunt forms a cautionary tale of acting in anger; Two Old Men suggests that the best way to honor God is to love and care for other people; additional stories include The Raid, The Snow-Storm, and The Godson.

About the Author: Novelist, essayist, dramatist, and philosopher, Count Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) is most famous for his sprawling portraits of 19th-century Russian life, as recounted in Anna Karenina and War and Peace.