The Kreutzer Sonata
4 hrs. 0 min.
Language
Russian
Author
Leo Tolstoy
Author
Leo Tolstoy
Narrator
Maxim Pinsker
Narrator
Maxim Pinsker
Description
The Kreutzer Sonata is a novella by Leo Tolstoy, published in 1889 and immediately subjected to censorship by the Tsarist authorities. The book proclaims the ideal of abstinence and describes, in the first person, the anger of jealousy. The title of the novella was given by Beethoven’s Sonata No. 9 for violin and piano, dedicated to Rodolph Kreutzer.
Once the book was banned by censorship, it spread rapidly underground. In 1890, the American postal service prohibited the mailing of newspapers in which the novella had been printed.
In his postscript, published in 1890, Tolstoy clarifies what he meant by his work.
Once the book was banned by censorship, it spread rapidly underground. In 1890, the American postal service prohibited the mailing of newspapers in which the novella had been printed.
In his postscript, published in 1890, Tolstoy clarifies what he meant by his work.
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