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The Live Corpse

By Leo Tolstoy

2019-09-16 22:25:02

The Live Corpse is a Russian play by Leo Tolstoy. Although written around 1900, it was only published shortly after his death—Tolstoy had never considered the work finished. An immediate success, it is still performed. The central character of ... Read more
The Live Corpse is a Russian play by Leo Tolstoy. Although written around 1900, it was only published shortly after his death—Tolstoy had never considered the work finished. An immediate success, it is still performed. The central character of the play, Fedor Protasov, is tormented by the belief that his wife Liza has never really chosen between him and the more conventional Victor Karenin, a rival for her hand. He wants to kill himself but doesn't have the nerve. Less

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File size60.568 KB
Print pages130
PublisherPublic Domain Books
Publication date2005-12-01
LanguageEnglish
ISBN978-1358880643
Author
Leo Tolstoy (9 September 1828 - 20 November 1910), was a Russian writer who is regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time. He received multiple nominations for Nobel Prize in Literature every...

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