Resurrection

Details Author Reviews Description Synopsis Resurrection (1899) tells the story of a noblemans attempt to redeem the suffering his youthful philandering inflicted on a peasant girl who ends up a prisoner in Siberia. Tolstoys vision of redemption achieved through loving forgiveness, and his condemnation of violence, dominate the novel. An intimate, psychological tale of guilt, anger and forgiveness, Resurr Synopsis Resurrection (1899) tells the story of a noblemans attempt to redeem the suffering his youthful philandering inflicted on a peasant girl who ends up a prisoner in Siberia. Tolstoys vision of redemption achieved through loving forgiveness, and his condemnation of violence, dominate the novel. An intimate, psychological tale of guilt, anger and forgiveness, Resurrection is at the same time a panoramic description of social life in Russia at the end of the nineteenth century, reflecting its authors outrage at the social injustices of the world in which he lived. The Carte Noire Readers Watch a video of Dan Stevens reading an extract from Resurrection. Synopsis Resurrection (1899) tells the story of a noblemans attempt to redeem the suffering his youthful philandering inflicted on a peasant girl who ends up a prisoner in Siberia. Tolstoys vision of redemption achieved through loving forgiveness, and his condemnation of violence, dominate the novel. An intimate, psychological tale of guilt, anger and forgiveness, Resurr Synopsis Resurrection (1899) tells the story of a noblemans attempt to redeem the suffering his youthful philandering inflicted on a peasant girl who ends up a prisoner in Siberia. Tolstoys vision of redemption achieved through loving forgiveness, and his condemnation of violence, dominate the novel.... Read More

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