Does my life hold any significance that will outlast my death? This question haunted Tolstoy, even after the enormous success of ‘Anna Karenina’ & ‘War and Peace’. ‘A Confession’ marks the author’s switch from the pursuit of aesthetic ideals toward matters of religious & philosophical consequence.
A confession
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Description
Describing Tolstoy’s crisis of depression and estrangement from the world, A Confession is an autobiographical work of exceptional emotional honesty. It describes his search for ‘a practical religion not promising future bliss but giving bliss on earth’. Although the Confession led to his excommunication, it also resulted in a large following of Tolstoyan Christians springing up throughout Russia and Europe.
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Additional information
| Weight | 0.071 kg |
|---|---|
| Dimensions | 18.1 × 11.1 × 0.6 cm |
| Book_author | Tolstoy, Leo |
| Publisher | Penguin Books |
| Imprint | Penguin Books |
| Cover | Paperback |
| Pages | 97 |
| Language | English |
| Edition | |
| Dewey | 230 (edition:22) |
| Readership | General – Trade / Code: K |
