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The Devil

The Devil

Tolstoy, Leo

Hardcover

Classic FictionGeneral FictionLiterary Fiction

ISBN10: 1161461248
ISBN13: 9781161461244
Publisher: Kessinger Pub Llc
Published: May 23 2010
Pages: 54
Weight: 0.70
Height: 0.25 Width: 7.00 Depth: 10.00
Language: English
The Devil is a novella written by the renowned Russian author Leo Tolstoy. The story revolves around the character of Eugene Irtenev, a wealthy landowner who is married to a beautiful and virtuous woman named Liza. Despite his seemingly perfect life, Eugene is plagued by a sense of emptiness and dissatisfaction. He begins to question the purpose of his existence and the meaning of life.One day, Eugene encounters a stranger who claims to be the devil. The devil offers to show Eugene the true nature of life and takes him on a journey through the countryside. Along the way, Eugene witnesses the suffering and poverty of the peasants, and he begins to see the world in a new light.As the devil continues to tempt Eugene with his twisted philosophy, the landowner must decide whether to embrace this new way of thinking or to reject it and return to his former life. The novella explores themes of morality, temptation, and the search for meaning in life.The Devil is a thought-provoking and philosophical work that showcases Tolstoy's mastery of the written word. It is a must-read for fans of Russian literature and anyone interested in exploring the deeper questions of life.After talking to Samokhin, Eugene returned to the house as depressed as if he had committed a crime. In the first place she had understood him, believed that he wanted to see her, and desired it herself. Secondly that other woman, Anna Prokhorova, evidently knew of it.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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