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Review of Master and Manby Leo Tolstoy. This tale of tragedy, written in , gives us a world so real, you hang on every twist and turn in the plot. Tolstoy presents a view of Russian aristocracy and peasantry in diametric conflict. As in Anna Karenina,the story is told from the omnipotent viewpoint, i.e. the author gets into the minds and personalities of the two principal characters, via mental ruminations . “Master and Man” is a short story, written in Russian, by Leo Tolstoy in —a period of the author’s life often considered distinct from the early periods of his most famous novels. Having disowned these previous works, the year-old began writing stories on ethical-religious themes. Tolstoy is known primarily for his epic novels like War and Peace and Anna Karenina, but he also wrote a number of excellent short pieces that carry the same kind of themes on a much smaller scale. Two of the best are "Master and Man" and "The Death of Ivan Ilych." In "Master and Man," a land owner named Vasili Andreevich Brekhunov takes along one of his peasants, Nikita, for a short journey to the house /5(92).

Summary: "Master and Man". "Master and Man" is a short story, written in Russian, by Leo Tolstoy in —a period of the author's life often considered distinct from the early periods of his most famous novels. Having disowned these previous works, the year-old began writing stories on ethical-religious themes. Analysis: "Master and Man" "Master and Man" is a story of conversion and death, topics that preoccupied Tolstoy throughout his life. In contrast to the gradual pace of change that defines coming-of-age tales, conversion happens in an instance; it may be foreshadowed in small and unconscious ways, but rushes in on the person all at once. Master and Man. LibriVox recording of Master and Man, by Leo Tolstoy. Translated by Louise Shanks Maude () and Aylmer Maude (). A land owner, Vasili Andreevich, takes along one of his peasants, Nikita, for a short journey to another town. He wishes to get to the town quickly 'for business'.

“Master and Man” is a short story, written in Russian, by Leo Tolstoy in —a period of the author’s life often considered distinct from the early periods of his most famous novels. Having disowned these previous works, the year-old began writing stories on ethical-religious themes. You may copy it, give it away or re-use it under the terms of the Project Gutenberg License included with this eBook or online at www.doorway.ru Title: Master and Man Author: Leo Tolstoy Translator: Louise and Aylmer Maude Release Date: July 9, [EBook #] Last Updated: Septem Language: English Character set encoding: UTF-8 *** START OF THIS PROJECT GUTENBERG EBOOK MASTER AND MAN *** Produced by An Anonymous Volunteer, and David Widger. "Master and Man" (Russian: Хозяин и работник) is a story by Leo Tolstoy (). It happened in the 'seventies in winter, on the day after St. Nicholas's Day. There was a fete in the parish and the innkeeper, Vasili Andreevich Brekhunov, a Second Guild merchant, being a church elder had to go to church, and had also to entertain his relatives and friends at home.