Childhood, Boyhood, Youth, Leo Tolstoy
Childhood, Boyhood, Youth, Leo Tolstoy
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Childhood, Boyhood, Youth
A Coming-of-Age Journey Through Innocence, Growth, and Self-Discovery - A Modern Translation - Adapted for the Contemporary Reader

Author: Leo Tolstoy

Series: The Library of Alexandria #101

Narrator: Zeke Ring

Unabridged: 3 hr 38 min

Format: Digital Audiobook Download

Publisher: USC

Published: 03/08/2025


Synopsis

What shapes a person’s character? How does one grow from innocence to wisdom?In Childhood, Boyhood, Youth, Leo Tolstoy crafts an evocative and introspective novel that follows the journey of a young nobleman, Nikolai, as he navigates the joys and pains of growing up. From the carefree wonder of childhood to the emotional turbulence of adolescence and the idealistic aspirations of youth, Tolstoy paints a deeply moving portrait of self-discovery and transformation.Throughout the novel, Nikolai experiences first love, deep friendships, personal disappointments, and the struggle to define his place in the world. With rich psychological insight, Tolstoy captures the universal themes of identity, morality, and the passage of time.What You’ll Discover in This Modern Translation:A Timeless Coming-of-Age Story – Experience the universal struggles of childhood and adolescence through Tolstoy’s deeply personal reflections.A Philosophical Exploration of Growth – Witness the evolution of a young mind as it grapples with love, ambition, and the search for meaning.A Masterpiece in a Fresh, Readable Style – This modern adaptation ensures that Tolstoy’s insights remain clear and accessible for today’s readers.A Window into the Soul of a Literary Genius – Gain a deeper understanding of Tolstoy’s formative years and the experiences that shaped his future works.More than just a novel, Childhood, Boyhood, Youth is a meditation on life’s fleeting moments and the profound journey of growing up.Can we ever truly leave our childhood behind?Get your copy today and embark on one of Tolstoy’s most introspective and beautifully written journeys.

About Leo Tolstoy

Leo Tolstoy was born in 1828 at Yasnaya Polyana in central Russia and educated privately. He studied Oriental languages and law at the University of Kazan, then led a life of dissipation until 1851, when he went to the Caucasus and joined an artillery regiment. He took part in the Crimean War, and on the basis of this experience wrote The Sevastopol Stories, which confirmed his tenuous reputation as a writer.

After a period in St. Petersburg and abroad, where he studied educational methods for use in his school for peasant children at Yasnaya Polyana, Tolstoy married Sofya Behrs in 1862. The next fifteen years was a period of great happiness: the couple had thirteen children, and Tolstoy managed his estates, continued his educational projects, and wrote War and Peace and Anna Karenina.

A Confession marked a spiritual crisis in Tolstoy's life; he became an extreme moralist, and in a series of pamphlets written after 1880, he expressed his rejection of state and church, indictment of the weaknesses of the flesh, and denunciation of private property. He published his last novel, Resurrection, in 1900.

Tolstoy's teaching earned him many followers at home and abroad, but also much opposition, and in 1901 he was excommunicated by the Russian Orthodox Church. He died in 1910.


Reviews

Goodreads review by Carolyn Marie on January 24, 2021

Let me just preface this by saying, Tolstoy can do no wrong in my eyes. This is what you may call a biased review… with that being said, I shall proceed! Childhood was the first work of fiction written by young Leo Tolstoy. It was supposedly his one and only attempt at writing like Charles Dickens, a......more

Goodreads review by Valeriu on February 18, 2023

Prima carte a lui Lev Nikolaevici Tolstoi. A anunțat un mare prozator. Tolstoi a fost un sever observator al păcatelor celorlalți și, nu în ultimul rînd, al păcatelor proprii. Detesta fățărnicia și înfumurarea. Avea și o latură masochistă. În volumul de față, povestește că se ascundea într-o magazie......more

Goodreads review by Inderjit on April 11, 2013

Childhood, Boyhood and Youth was Tolstoi's first novel, it is the novel, along with Turgenev's 'Sketches' which, at least in it's first part 'Childhood', best celebrates Russian country life and the peasantry. Some of the descriptions of nature would not look out of place from Turgenev's best works,......more

Goodreads review by morgan on January 31, 2021

one thing that drives from the pure excellence that is Tolstoy's writing is that you don't just picture everything your reading, you feel embedded within it......more

Goodreads review by Bojan on March 13, 2017

Selindžer je jednom napisao da ono što ga stvarno obara jeste knjiga posle koje poželiš da ti je njen pisac najbolji prijatelj, i da možeš da ga okreneš telefonom kad god ti dođe. Prva knjiga u životu koja me je oborila u toj meri da sam poželeo sve što je Selindžer napisao, pa čak i više, da odem p......more