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I was here last night /lit/, and need another question answered. Which Tolstoy book is the most accessible for someone who is unfamiliar with his work?

You guys were great last night, don't let me down

>> No.1042496
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The short story "The Death of Ivan Illyich" is a great place to begin. After that it's just a pick and choose situation between "War and Peace" and Anna Karenina".

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War and Peace was originally titled "War: What is it good for?"

>> No.1042502

I read Anna Karenina without any knowledge of his other work and I still really enjoyed it. Go with that.

>> No.1042522

>>1042496
Isn't Crime and Punishment supposed to be pretty easy compared to War and Peace?

>> No.1042526

>>1042522
That's Dostoevsky.

>> No.1042539

>>1042526
Which would you consider easier?

>> No.1042553

>>1042539
I haven't read any Tolstoy...but Crime and Punishment wasn't really hard. The only confusion I suffered from was caused by the characters being called different names, but in my translation the different names were all given on a page before the text.

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>>1042539
Neither are too hard. Crime and Punishment is shorter and has less historical premises, so I guess that one. But really, neither is too hard. (Also, in my opinion, C&P is much more thrilling.)