Leo Tolstoy: Biography & Quotes
- ISBN-10
- ISBN-13
- 9798747033368
- Series
- Leo Tolstoy
- Pages
- 40
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2021-05
- Author
- Mazimum C Jerri
Description
Best known for his two longest works, War and Peace and Anna Karenina, Leo Tolstoy (in full Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy) was a Russian writer who is regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time.Born in 1828, Leo Tolstoy came from an aristocratic Russian family, and though you probably imagine him living a luxurious life, he rather experienced a painful one. His mother died before he was two years old, his father when he was 9, and his grandmother passed away shortly after his father.Tragedy didn't stop there. His next guardian also died in 1941 so he was transferred to the care of another aunt.Despite being surrounded by the death of his loved ones, Leo tried to preserve the happiest moments from his childhood. His much-appreciated work is often described as a piece of life and he was known to be the type that would gaze into one's eyes just to understand their unspoken thoughts.Tolstoy had a profound influence on other great personalities like Mahatma Gandhi and Martin Luther King.
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