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by
Jay Parini (Author)
SOON TO BE A MAJOR MOTION PICTURE
A New York Times Notable Book As Leo Tolstoy’s life draws to a tumultuous close, his tempestuous wife and most cunning disciple are locked in a whirlwind battle for the great man’s soul. Torn between his professed doctrine of poverty and chastity and the reality of his enormous wealth and thirteen children, Tolstoy dramatically flees his home, only to fall ill at a tiny nearby rail station. The famous (and famously troubled) writer believes he is dying alone, unaware that over a hundred newspapermen camp outside awaiting hourly reports on his condition. Jay Parini moves deftly between a colorful cast of characters to create a stunning portrait of one of the world’s most treasured authors. Dancing between fact and fiction,
The Last Station is a brilliant and moving literary performance.
Author Biography
JAY PARINI, a poet and novelist, teaches at Middlebury College in Vermont. His novels include
The Apprentice Lover and
Benjamin’s Crossing. His fifth volume of poetry was
The Art of Subtraction: New and Selected Poems (2005). He has written biographies of John Steinbeck, Robert Frost, and William Faulkner, in addition to such nonfiction works as
The Art of Teaching (2005),
Why Poetry Matters (2008), and
Promised Land: Thirteen Books that Changed America (2008). Parini’s reviews and essays appear frequently in major periodicals, including The Chronicle of Higher Education and The Guardian. He lives in Vermont.
Number of Pages: 304Dimensions: 0.86 x 8 x 5.26 INPublication Date: November 10, 2009
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