Leo Tolstoy
Tolstoy's Shorter Fiction Collection: The Death of Ivan Ilych, "Where Love Is, God Is", "How Much Land Does a Man Need?", "The Kruezer Sonata", among many others
Get into the developing mind of one of the world's greatest authors. This is a really handsome collection of Tolstoy's shorter stories, some are novellas and some are only a page or two long but they're all artfully written and come from old established translations from late 19th century/early 20th. These short stories provide a fascinating look into 20th century Russia, from the military to the intelligentsia to peasant life. It is also interesting to watch Tolstoy's talent and worldview develop through the explorations of his short fiction. This collection is an excellent mix of the mainstream and less popular short stories of Leo Tolstoy