内容简介
UnclutteredbythecomplexitiesofplotandcharacterthatdauntsomanyreadersofthelongerRussianmasterpieces,Tolstoy'stalesillumineeternaltruthswiththeforcefulbrevity.Whileinspiredbythesenseofspiritualcertainty,theirnarrativequality,subtlehumor,andvisionarypowerliftthemfarabovethecommonrunof"religious"literature.