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Childhood, Boyhood, Youth

Childhood, Boyhood, Youth

Tolstoy, Leo
Hapgood, Isabel F.

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Classic FictionGeneral FictionLiterary Fiction

ISBN10: 1417918543
ISBN13: 9781417918546
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: May 23 2004
Pages: 396
Weight: 1.28
Height: 0.88 Width: 6.00 Depth: 9.00
Language: English
Childhood, Boyhood, Youth is a novel by the renowned Russian author Leo Tolstoy. It is a semi-autobiographical work that follows the life of the protagonist, Nikolenka, from his childhood to his youth. The novel is divided into three parts, each representing a different stage of Nikolenka's life.In the first part, Childhood, Nikolenka is a young boy living with his family in the countryside. The novel portrays his innocent and carefree childhood, spent playing with his friends and exploring the natural world around him. However, as he grows older, Nikolenka begins to experience the first signs of adulthood, including his first crush on a young girl.In the second part, Boyhood, Nikolenka is sent to a boarding school in Moscow where he struggles to fit in with the other students. He becomes disillusioned with the education system and begins to question the values and beliefs of the society he lives in. Despite this, he continues to pursue his studies and eventually graduates with honors.In the final part, Youth, Nikolenka returns to the countryside and begins to explore his passion for writing. He falls in love with a young woman named Masha, but their relationship is complicated by their differing social statuses. Throughout the novel, Nikolenka grapples with the challenges of growing up and finding his place in the world.Childhood, Boyhood, Youth is a classic coming-of-age story that explores themes of innocence, love, education, and societal expectations. Tolstoy's vivid descriptions of the Russian countryside and his nuanced portrayal of the protagonist's inner thoughts and emotions make this novel a timeless masterpiece of Russian literature.1886. Russian author, considered one of the greatest of all novelists. Tolstoy's major works include War and Peace and Anna Karenina. Childhood is the first part of Tolstoy's first novel, which won immediate praise from Turgenev and others, and established him as a major writer. Its originality was striking, as Tolstoy sought to communicate with great immediacy the poetry of childhood-the intense emotions, confusions, and fears attendant upon a young boy, Nikolenka, as he grows up. In the years following, Boyhood and Youth appeared, each replete with psychological and philosophical subtleties hitherto unknown in Russian literature. See other titles by this author available from Kessinger Publishing.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

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