The liberation of Tolstoy
Subtitle: a tale of two writers
By: Ivan Bunin ; edited, translated from the Russian, and with an introduction by Thomas Gaiton Marullo and Vladimir T. Khmelkov.
Contributors: Marullo, Thomas Gaiton.; Khmelkov, Vladimir T.
Series: Studies in Russian literature and theory
Publisher: Northwestern University Press
Published: 2001
Place of publication: Evanston, Ill
Language: eng
Number of pages: 364
Subjects: Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910; Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910 -- Religion; Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910 -- Philosophy; Bunin, Ivan Alekseevich, 1870-1953
Description: "Written in 1937, more than two decades after Leo Tolstoy's death, The Liberation of Tolstoy - equal parts biography, memoir, and literary study - serves as a dialogue between two great writers on the proklyatye voprosy, or "damned questions," of life.".

"Bunin conveys the drama of Tolstoy's last days; his early love and eventual hatred of his wife, Sofya; his relationship with his eccentric family; his difficulties with the Russian Orthodox Church and his embrace of Buddhism; and the politics and events surrounding his funeral. At the same time, this work reflects the drama of Bunin's own difficult circumstances and his search for spiritual deliverance."--BOOK JACKET.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.