So basically guys, I been reading Tolstoy for the past few months and started reading short stories and I started loving him so much! He gives me peace and today I read “HMLDAMN” I loved it as usual! And I saw ourselves as the protagonist running in the fields same way we running behind money
And as usual to learn more I saw this reddit thread where guy said Tolstoy wants the peasant to be the same way and be content instead of aiming for opportunity? It bothered me alot
Is that what Tolstoy did? I view him as very good person and a wise guy! Please guys let me know anything I need to be aware of
by tyler_durden_thedude
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I have started reading Tolstoy too the first book I have completed is The death of Ivan ilych, do you have any other recommendations from him ( especially short if possible )
I don’t have the answer but George Saunders breaks down one of Tolstoy’s short stories, Master and Man, in his book A Swim in a Pond in the Rain.
No. He was against greed
Tolstoy lived in very much different times than ours, with very different views about the world being common.
We relate to famous authors from the past on certain issues, however if you’d try to really dive into their opinions, in 99% of cases you’d find enough to label them as racist/sexist/bigot/etc by today’s standards.