The diaries of Sofia Tolstoy
Tolstai︠a︡, S. A. (Sofʹi︠a︡ Andreevna), 1844-19192009
Book
With a foreword by Doris Lessing, this book provides an intimate glimpse into the lives of Countess Sophia Tolstoy and her husband, Leo. It offers a portrait of an amazing woman, who had 13 children, battled a troubled marriage and sacrificed her own creative life to support one of the greatest writers of Russian literature.
Main title:
The diaries of Sofia Tolstoy / Sofia Tolstoy ; translated by Cathy Porter ; foreword by Doris Lessing.
Imprint:
Richmond : Alma, 2009.
Collation:
450 p. : ill.
Notes:
Translated from the Russian.
ISBN:
9781846880803 (pbk)
Dewey class:
947.081092947.081R947.081092TOL947.081092TOL
Language:
EnglishRussian
Subject:
BRN:
595820