Resurrection

by Lev Tolstoi

Blurb

Serving on a jury at the trial of a prostitute arrested for murder, Prince Nekhlyudov is horrified to discover that the accused is a woman he had once loved, seduced and then abandoned when she was a young servant girl. Racked with guilt at realizing he was the cause of her ruin, he determines to appeal for her release or give up his own way of life and follow her. Conceived on an epic scale, "Resurrection" portrays a vast panorama of Russian life, taking us from the underworld of prison cells and warders to the palaces of countesses. It is also an angry denunciation of government, the upper classes, the judicial system and the Church, and a highly personal statement of Tolstoy's belief in human redemption.

First Published

1899

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alexandru.chereches

Alexandru.chereches

O comoara nestemata a poporului rus. Acest roman atunci cand il termini de citit iti dai seama de esenta vietii pe acest pamant. Practic citind acest roman filozofic renasti ca om.

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