page_title: The Poet of Tolstoy Park
section_title: Aftermath
hierarchical_section_title: The Poet of Tolstoy Park / Aftermath
caption_attribution_description: English: Tolstoy Park (also known as the Henry Stuart House and the Hermit House) in Montrose, Alabama; listed on the National Register of Historic Places
context_page_description: The Poet of Tolstoy Park is the 2005 debut novel of Sonny Brewer, published by Ballantine. The novel, inspired by the life of Henry Stuart, who moved from Idaho to Alabama in the 1920s after being told incorrectly that he had a year to live, has made Stuart's Alabama home a site of pilgrimage for its readers. The book has been optioned for a film and as of 2007 was in pre-production.
context_section_description: Even during Stuart's occupancy, the hut was often visited. Stuart, otherwise a hermit, kept a logbook signed by 1,200 guests, including Clarence Darrow. After the book was published, its readers began visiting the hut as well, with 2,000 people in one year signing the logbook left by Brewer, some spending the night inside. In 2006, the hut was listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
  The novel has been optioned for a film and as of 2007 was in pre-production. The film is being produced by David Bushell, producer of Slingblade and Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind, with a screenplay adapted by Tom Epperson in collaboration with Brewer.
caption: Stuart's hut in Fairhope, Alabama
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