Ivan the Fool
Original title: Ivan the Fool; and Three Shorter Tales for Living Peaceably
Translated by Louise Maude earliest edition we have, 2018 Wipf and Stock, 2018 60 pages
The four classic tales in this volume illuminate Leo Tolstoy's radical orientation toward war and commerce, revealing his vision for a sustainable, peaceable world. The feature story, Ivan the Fool, presents an archetypal fool who works hard, cooperates with everyone, and manages to foil every attempt to cause his downfall. In the end, peasant life comes out on top, while the pillars of imperial Russian society toppl...
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