Three Days in the Village (Essays by Leo Tolstoy)

Author: Leo Tolstoy
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Features: Most of the selected works in this book are from Tolstoy's later period. In terms of genre, it strives for diversity, not only including translations of his philosophical essays and literary critiques but also incorporating his late-life documentary prose reflecting the hardships of Russian peasants, as well as memoirs. These essays, except for Contemporary Slavery and Memoirs, are generally short in length, with concise and incisive arguments, while the narrative and biographical prose is simple and lucid, each possessing unique ideological and artistic value. From a genre perspective, the selected works in this book can be categorized into four types: narrative prose, political essays, literary critiques, and memoirs. The essays in this book are arranged by genre, with Memoirs being an unintended work and appended at the end. All English, French, German, and other foreign texts in the main text are directly translated into Chinese, with the original texts provided in the notes for reference.