“Resurrection” is the final novel by Leo Tolstoy, reflecting the spiritual and creative quests of the writer's later years. Begun in 1889, the novel was finished and published only 10 years later, in 1899. In the Russian press, many scenes and even entire chapters were banned from publication. “Resurrection” was among those of Tolstoy's works that led to his excommunication from the church.
This novel is the story of an aristocrat, weary of high society and amusements, who experiences a sudden spiritual awakening during a tragic encounter with a cynical "priestess of love," whom he himself had once pushed onto that sorrowful path.
The tragic story of the spiritual rebirth of Prince Nekhlyudov and the convict Katyusha Maslova now stands alongside the greatest masterpieces of 19th-century world literature.
A story of a painful, agonizing reassessment of values and a long, difficult purification…
This edition reproduces the illustrations for the novel by the artist Leonid Pasternak.
Author: Leo Tolstoy
Illustrations: Leonid Pasternak
Pages: 640 (offset). Hardcover
Dimensions: 218x148x34 mm
Series: Russian Literature. Big Books
