The diaries of Sofia Tolstoy
Tolstoy, Sophie Andreevna, 1844-19192010
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With a foreword by Doris Lessing, this book provides an intimate glimpse into the lives of Countess Sofia Tolstoy and her husband, Leo. It offers a portrait of an amazing woman, who had 13 children, battled a troubled marriage and sacrificed her own creative life to support one of the greatest writers of Russian literature.
Main title:
The diaries of Sofia Tolstoy / translated by Cathy Porter.
Edition:
Rev. and abridged ed.
Imprint:
Richmond : Alma, 2010.
Collation:
xxix, 609 p., [16] p. of plates : ill., ports. ; 20 cm.
Notes:
This ed. of this translation originally published: 2009.Includes bibliographical references and index.Text in English and Russian.
ISBN:
9781846881022 (pbk)1846881021 (pbk)
Dewey class:
947'.081'092
Local class:
B TOL
Language:
EnglishRussian
Subject:
BRN:
689761