{"title":"Books by Leo Tolstoy","description":"\u003cp\u003eLeo Tolstoy remains one of literature's towering figures, renowned for his profound insight into the human condition and the moral struggles at the heart of nineteenth‑century Russia. His writing marries sweeping historical vision with intimate psychological detail, capturing the complexities of faith, family, and society through characters that feel vividly alive.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom the epic scale of *War and Peace* to the piercing realism of *Anna Karenina*, Tolstoy's works continue to inspire readers seeking truth and authenticity. His later philosophical writings, exploring simplicity and spiritual clarity, cement his reputation not only as a novelist but as a thinker whose ideas still resonate across generations.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAre you this author? 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She is found guilty on a technicality, and he determines to overturn the verdict. This pitches him into a hellish labyrinth of Russian courts, prisons and bureaucracy, in which the author loses no opportunity for satire and bitter criticism of a state system (not confined to that country) of cruelty and injustice. This is Dickens for grown-ups, involving a hundred characters, \u003cem\u003eCrime and Punishment\u003c\/em\u003e brought forward half a century. With unforgettable set-pieces of sexual passion, conflict and social injustice, \u003cem\u003eResurrection \u003c\/em\u003eproceeds from brothel to court-room, stinking cells to offices of state, luxury apartments to filthy life in Siberia. The ultimate crisis of moral responsibility embroils not only the famous author and his hero, but also you and me. 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