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'''Leo Tolstoy''' formally known as '''Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy''' was a [[Russia]]n [[author]] who is often called the ''greatest [[novel]]ist'' of all times. | '''Leo Tolstoy''' formally known as '''Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy''' was a [[Russia]]n [[author]] who is often called the ''greatest [[novel]]ist'' of all times. | ||
He is most well-known for ''[[War and Peace (novel)|War and Peace]]'' (written between 1863-9) and ''[[Anna Karenina (novel)|Anna Karenina]]'' (1874-8), however is also well known for ''The Kreutzer Sonata'' and his short stories. | |||
In 1879 he began turning his attention to religion, distancing himself from his literary excesses. ''Anna Karenina'', for him, was 'an abomination that no longer exists for me'. He renounced the copyright of ''Karenina'' and his other pre-1880 works to his wife. | |||
Revision as of 06:48, 4 February 2009
Leo Tolstoy formally known as Count Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy was a Russian author who is often called the greatest novelist of all times.
He is most well-known for War and Peace (written between 1863-9) and Anna Karenina (1874-8), however is also well known for The Kreutzer Sonata and his short stories.
In 1879 he began turning his attention to religion, distancing himself from his literary excesses. Anna Karenina, for him, was 'an abomination that no longer exists for me'. He renounced the copyright of Karenina and his other pre-1880 works to his wife.