Sofia Tolstaya, the Author

Her Literary Works in English Translation

John Woodsworth, Arkadi Klioutchanski, Andrew Donskov

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University of Ottawa Press
01 June 2022

Anthologies (non-poetry); Gender studies: women

Dealing with the most topical questions of the time, Sofia Tolstaya's artistic works-from parables to short stories, novellas, and memoirs-show deep insights into the social context of nineteenth-century Russia.

In his lengthy review of My Life (along with other Tolstaya publications) in Canadian Slavonic Papers, the eminent Tolstoy scholar Hugh McLean (2011) laments the fact that it has taken so long (almost a century after her death) to focus academic attention on Sofia Tolstaya, and that there has been no unified publication of her works, scattered as they are among dated journals or not published at all.

This book aims to help fill this lacuna by offering a critical introduction to her literary output as a writer in her own right, and presenting, for the first time, an anthology of her main artistic works, some in fresh English translation, and others never translated before.

By: Andrew Donskov
Translated by: John Woodsworth, Arkadi Klioutchanski
Imprint: University of Ottawa Press
Country of Publication: Canada
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 44mm
Weight: 1.238kg
ISBN: 9780776629476
ISBN 10: 0776629476
Pages: 588
Publication Date: 01 June 2022
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Andrew Donskov, member of the Royal Society of Canada, is Distinguished Professor at the Department of Modern Languages and Literatures of the University of Ottawa. His research focuses on the nineteenth century Russian literature, peasant literature, the Doukhobors, and the literary career of Leo Tolstoy. He received the Tolstoy Medal for Distinguished Contributions to Tolstoy Studies, awarded by the L.N. Tolstoy Museum in Moscow, in 2015.

Reviews for Sofia Tolstaya, the Author: Her Literary Works in English Translation

"""Andrew Donskov's invaluable work in editing and contextualizing Tolstaya's literary efforts has given us a fabulous opportunity to acquaint ourselves with the work of this surprising woman, Tolstoy's wife, mother to thirteen children, grandmother to twenty-five and--as is now entirely evident--gifted writer."""