The last station
Subtitle: a novel of Tolstoy's final year
By: Jay Parini
Publisher: Canongate; Canongate Books Ltd
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Edinburgh
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9781847677754
Subjects: Fiction; Last years; Russian Authors; Last years of a person's life
Description: By 1910, Leo Tolstoy, the world's most famous author, had become an almost religious figure, surrounded on his lavish estate by family and followers alike. Set in the tumultuous last year of his life, 'The Last Station' centres on the battle for his soul waged by his wife and his leading disciple.
Notes: Film tie-in.

Originally published: New York: Henry Holt, 1990; London: HarperCollins, 1992.