Childhood; Boyhood; Youth (Penguin Classics)

Childhood; Boyhood; Youth (Penguin Classics)

A new, definitive translation of Tolstoy's early autobiographical trilogy

Leo Tolstoy began his trilogy,Â Childhood; Boyhood; Youth, in his early twenties. Although he would in his old age famously dismiss it as an 'awkward mixture of fact and fiction', generations of readers have not agreed, finding the novel to be a charming and insightful portrait of inner growth against the background of a world limned with extraordinary clarity, grace and color. Evident too in its brilliant account of a young person's emerging awareness of the world and of his place within it are many of the stances, techniques and themes that would come to full flower in the immortalÂ War and PeaceÂ andÂ Anna Karenina, and in the other great works of Tolstoy's maturity. Prizewinning translatorÂ Judson Rosengrant has stunningly realized Tolstoy's voice in English prose to make this new Penguin Classics edition ofÂ Childhood; Boyhood; YouthÂ the "definitive translation. . . in this generation" (Janet Fitch).Â

For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Country USA
Brand Penguin
Manufacturer Penguin Classics
Binding Paperback
ItemPartNumber 10175496
Color Multicolor
ReleaseDate 2012-06-26
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780140449921

Country	USA
Brand	Penguin
Manufacturer	Penguin Classics
Binding	Paperback
ItemPartNumber	10175496
Color	Multicolor
ReleaseDate	2012-06-26
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780140449921

Childhood; Boyhood; Youth (Penguin Classics)

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