The Kreutzer Sonata [Annotated]

The Kreutzer Sonata has become one of the most widely read and influential books ever written.

It reveals the astounding range, subtlety, artistry, and depth of a true original, Leo Tolstoy, author of War And Peace, Anna Karenina, and countless other literary masterpieces.

Published in hundreds of editions and translated into virtually every modern language, it has not been out of print since 1889.

● Contains extended historical context and a critical essay: My Father: A Cultural and Historical Perspective, by Count Ilyá Tolstoy.

Reviews:
The Kreutzer Sonata has emerged over time as one of the greatest literary dissections of man’s jealous rage ever created. It was immediately censored upon publication by the Russian authorities.

— Jacob Thorndyke

The appearance of this sumptuously produced twenty-first century edition of The Kreutzer Sonata will delight the countless admirers of Leo Tolstoy.

—Matt Travers

PHILIP DOSSICK is the New York Times critically acclaimed writer and director of the motion picture The P.O.W. He has written for television, including the outstanding drama, Transplant, produced by David Susskind for CBS. His most recent books include Aztecs: Epoch Of Social Revolution, Sex And Dreams, Mark Twain In Seattle, The Naked Citizen: Notes On Privacy In The Twenty-First Century, Raymond Chowder And Bob Skloot Must Die, and The Deposition.