Ivan the Fool

Лев Толстой

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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Louise Maude 2 printings we hold · 2018 · Wipf & Stock Publishers

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Ivan the Fool edition · 2018 · Wipf & Stock Publishers · 60 pages · 9781532654954
Ivan the Fool and Three Shorter Tales for Living Peaceably edition · 2018 · Wipf & Stock Publishers · 60 pages · 9781532654961
Ivan the Fool edition · 2018 · Wipf and Stock · 60 pages · 9781532654947

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