Bibliograph

The Cossacks, Leo Tolstoy ; a new translation by Peter Constantine ; introduction by Cynthia Ozick

Type

Label

The Cossacks, Leo Tolstoy ; a new translation by Peter Constantine ; introduction by Cynthia Ozick

Language

eng

Illustrations

maps

Index

no index present

Literary Form

novels

Main title

The Cossacks

Medium

electronic resource

Nature of contents

patent document

Oclc number

682898300

Responsibility statement

Leo Tolstoy ; a new translation by Peter Constantine ; introduction by Cynthia Ozick

Summary

Olenin, a wealthy, disaffected Muscovite, joins the Russian army and travels to the untamed frontier of the Caucasus in search of a more authentic life. Quartered with his regiment in a Cossack village, Olenin revels in the glories of nature and the rough strength of the Cossacks and Chechens. Smitten by his unrequited love for a local girl, Maryanka, Olenin has a profound but ultimately short-lived spiritual awakening. Try as he might to assimilate, though, he remains an awkward outsider and his long search for a more enlightened and purposeful existence comes to naught

Target audience

adult

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