The Cossacks; The Raid
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Two of Leo Tolstoy's most celebrated early works, The Cossacks and The Raid together present a vivid and unflinching portrait of life on the Russian frontier in the nineteenth century. The Cossacks chronicles the journey of a young Moscow nobleman, Olenin, who abandons his privileged but hollow society life to seek meaning among the free-spirited Cossack people of the Caucasus — only to find himself an outsider in a world he romanticises but can never fully inhabit. The Raid presents a gripping account of a young officer's first experience of military combat in the Caucasian War, unmasking the brutal gap between the glory of war as imagined and the grim reality encountered on the battlefield. Together, these two masterworks illustrate Tolstoy's extraordinary gift for psychological realism and his enduring preoccupation with authenticity, nature, and the search for a meaningful life. Translated from the Russian by Andrew R. MacAndrew, with an introduction by A.B. McMillin and original illustrations by Pierre Estoppey, this Heron Books edition is a beautifully presented volume worthy of any serious literary collection.
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Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Two of Leo Tolstoy's most celebrated early works, The Cossacks and The Raid together present a vivid and unflinching portrait of life on the Russian frontier in the nineteenth century. The Cossacks chronicles the journey of a young Moscow nobleman, Olenin, who abandons his privileged but hollow society life to seek meaning among the free-spirited Cossack people of the Caucasus — only to find himself an outsider in a world he romanticises but can never fully inhabit. The Raid presents a gripping account of a young officer's first experience of military combat in the Caucasian War, unmasking the brutal gap between the glory of war as imagined and the grim reality encountered on the battlefield. Together, these two masterworks illustrate Tolstoy's extraordinary gift for psychological realism and his enduring preoccupation with authenticity, nature, and the search for a meaningful life. Translated from the Russian by Andrew R. MacAndrew, with an introduction by A.B. McMillin and original illustrations by Pierre Estoppey, this Heron Books edition is a beautifully presented volume worthy of any serious literary collection.
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Condition: Good to fair. Jacket: No dust jacket. Page Condition: Good - possible tanning. Markings: possible previous owner inscription.
Two of Leo Tolstoy's most celebrated early works, The Cossacks and The Raid together present a vivid and unflinching portrait of life on the Russian frontier in the nineteenth century. The Cossacks chronicles the journey of a young Moscow nobleman, Olenin, who abandons his privileged but hollow society life to seek meaning among the free-spirited Cossack people of the Caucasus — only to find himself an outsider in a world he romanticises but can never fully inhabit. The Raid presents a gripping account of a young officer's first experience of military combat in the Caucasian War, unmasking the brutal gap between the glory of war as imagined and the grim reality encountered on the battlefield. Together, these two masterworks illustrate Tolstoy's extraordinary gift for psychological realism and his enduring preoccupation with authenticity, nature, and the search for a meaningful life. Translated from the Russian by Andrew R. MacAndrew, with an introduction by A.B. McMillin and original illustrations by Pierre Estoppey, this Heron Books edition is a beautifully presented volume worthy of any serious literary collection.
