'I'm not the sort of husband you dream of when you're walking alone along the avenue in the evening, am I? And it would be a disaster, wouldn't it?'
How does love die? This question lies at the heart of Tolstoy's desperately sad novella. It tells the story of seventeen-year-old Masha who, despite their differences, falls passionately in love with an older man, and marries him. Soon, however, the gap between them becomes unbridgeable.
| ISBN: | 9780241746936 |
| Publication date: | 17th April 2025 |
| Author: | Leo Tolstoy |
| Publisher: | Penguin Classics an imprint of Penguin Books Ltd |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 144 pages |
| Series: | Penguin Archive |
| Genres: |
Classic fiction: general and literary Narrative theme: Love and relationships Narrative theme: Social issues Novella (Short Novel) Fiction in translation |