The Kreutzer Sonata (Modern Library Classics) by Leo Tolstoy (ISBN:0812968239)

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		The Kreutzer Sonata (Modern Library Classics)
	
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			Leo Tolstoy		
	
When Marshal of the Nobility Pozdnyshev suspects his wife of having an affair with her music partner, his jealousy consumes him and drives him to...more
 When Marshal of the Nobility Pozdnyshev suspects his wife of having an affair with her music partner, his jealousy consumes him and drives him to murder. Controversial upon publication in 1890, The Kreutzer Sonata illuminates Tolstoy’s then-feverish Christian ideals, his conflicts with lust and the hypocrisies of nineteenth-century marriage, and his thinking on the role of art and music in society.In her Introduction, Doris Lessing shows how relevant The Kreutzer Sonata is to our understanding of Tolstoy the artist, as well as to feminism and literature. This Modern Library Paperback Classic also contains Tolstoy’s Sequel to the Kruetzer Sonata.   less

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
Everything you need to know about male-female relationships from the master of the secret bonds between humans. Is said to be  the key to understanding the innermost level of Tolstoys thinking.

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							Michael
						
							few weeks ago						
One of the best novels towards understanding the lives of women in the nineteenth century.

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							A Reader
						
							few weeks ago						
A great book about obsession and psychosis. The social and moral issues which were so controversial at the time the book was first published may seem trivial today, but the deep insights into the human psyche are still poignant.
The main problem with the book is that it conveys the feeling of a conversation with an obsessed person all too well. Just like in real life, it can become a rather...more
 A great book about obsession and psychosis. The social and moral issues which were so controversial at the time the book was first published may seem trivial today, but the deep insights into the human psyche are still poignant.
The main problem with the book is that it conveys the feeling of a conversation with an obsessed person all too well. Just like in real life, it can become a rather tiring experience...

Note: I read the Hebrew translation   hide

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