{"product_id":"9780375411724","title":"Collected Shorter Fiction, Vol. 1","description":"\u003cp\u003eWritten over a period of more than half a century, Leo Tolstoy’s stories reflect every aspect of his art and personality. They cover his experiences as a soldier in the Caucasus, his married life, his passionate interest in the peasantry, his cult of truth and simplicity, and his growing preoccupation with religion.\u003cbr\u003e             \u003cbr\u003eThe stories in Volume 1 of the \u003ci\u003eCollected Shorter Fiction\u003c\/i\u003e date from the period in which the young Tolstoy wrote \u003ci\u003eAnna Karenina\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eWar and Peace.\u003c\/i\u003e Ranging from brief, masterfully sketches of military life such as “The Wood-Felling” to novellas like \u003ci\u003eFamily Happiness\u003c\/i\u003e, an uneasy imagining of the idyllic possibilities of marriage by the not-yet-married writer, all feature Tolstoy’s characteristically lavish deployment of detail, shrewd observation, and imaginative power.\u003cbr\u003e  \u003cbr\u003e Translated by Louise and Aylmer Maude\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e(Book Jacket Status: Jacketed)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Knopf Doubleday Publishing Group","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47008357351664,"sku":"9780375411724","price":27.5,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0737\/7593\/9824\/files\/9780375411724_p0.jpg?v=1763691341","url":"https:\/\/shop-qa.barnesandnoble.com\/products\/9780375411724","provider":"Barnes \u0026 Noble (DEV)","version":"1.0","type":"link"}