Description: In Leo Tolstoy's last novel, the carefree aristocrat Prince Nekhlyudov is serving as a juror when he realizes that the defendant is a young commoner whom he once casually seduced and abandoned. Stricken by his actions, Nekhlyudov follows...
Synopsis In Leo Tolstoy's last novel, the carefree aristocrat Prince Nekhlyudov is serving as a juror when he realizes that the defendant is a young commoner whom he once casually seduced and abandoned. Stricken by his actions, Nekhlyudov follows her into exile in Siberia. RESURRECTION shows simultaneously Tolstoy's outrage at the abuses of the Russian political system, and the nature of his powerful and unorthodox sense of religion.
Details
Publication Date:
2001-12-01
Size
Height:
8.5 in
Width:
5.5 in
Thickness:
1.5 in
Weight:
29.6 oz
Publisher's Note Nekhulyudov struggles with the despair of a meaningless life.