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| Family Happiness and Other Stories (Thrift Edition) | 
| Author: Leo Tolstoy
Publisher: Dover Publications
Category: Book
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Avg. Customer Rating:  2 reviews
Sales Rank: 137366
Media: Paperback
Number Of Items: 1
Pages: 208
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.4
Dimensions (in): 8.1 x 5.2 x 0.6
ISBN: 0486440818
Dewey Decimal Number: 891.733
EAN: 9780486440811
ASIN: 0486440818
Publication Date: August 15, 2005
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Product Description
Each of the 6 powerful tales in this collection exhibits the rich detail, shrewd observations, and vivid narration that characterize Tolstoy's famous novels. In addition to the title story, this compilation includes "Three Deaths," "The Three Hermits," "The Devil," "Father Sergius," and "Master and Man."
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 Family Happiness, Tolstoy July 7, 2008
0 out of 3 found this review helpful
Tolstoy's Family Happiness is passe' and boring. I read many books each year, and this is not one I would recommend. I would highly recommend "Into the wild", "The woman who walked to Russia", "Garden Spell", "Desert Queen", I could go on, with many other subjects, but that will have to wait. S.L.Munch
 Excellent bite-sized Tolstoy January 4, 2008
13 out of 13 found this review helpful
I'd never read Tolstoy because I was always intimidated by the size of his major works; thus, a collection of his short stories was an appealing first step.
"Family Happiness" is the primary work in this book. In it, Tolstoy opines on what makes a successful marriage. I was amazed by how prescient to today was his 19th century relationship advice. Because he grasps universal and eternal elements of the human soul, his advice will be just as relevant 100 years from now.
The other stories display Tolstoy's thoughts on work, faith, temptation, high-society, and ambition - among other topics - and are equally as enlightening.
Tolstoy clearly did not sacrifice brevity for depth as these five short stories were all outstanding reads. A great introduction to one of history's deepest writers. Highly recommend.
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