false http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1172870522m/226377.jpg 226377 26 The artistic work of Leo Tolstoy has been described as "nothing less than one tremendous diary kept for over fifty years." This particular "diary" begins with Tolstoy's first published work,CHILDHOOD, which was written when he was only 23. A semi-autobiographical work, it recounts two days in the childhood of 10-year-old Nikolai Irtenev, recreating vivid impressions of people, place and events with the exuberant perspective of a child enriched by the ironic retrospective understandng of an adult. BOYHOOD and YOUTH soon followed, and Tolstoy was launched on the literary career that would bring him immortality. <P>This trilogy provides an indispensable introduction to Tolstoy's literary method and his major preoccupation--love, morality and the avoidance of violence. His mastery as a story-teller survives both translation and the passage of time to delight modern readers of every age. 1685249 1964 Childhood, Boyhood, Youth (Penguin Classics) total:224|5:61|4:72|3:63|2:22|1:6| 224 832 352 6 4 0 false false Mon Oct 01 00:00:00 -0700 2007 Fri Sep 28 08:47:01 -0700 2007 Wed Oct 10 12:07:43 -0700 2007 more...]]> 5 0 false false Mon Mar 30 07:27:46 -0700 2009 Mon Mar 30 07:27:46 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Sat Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1972 Thu Sep 20 17:51:01 -0700 2007 Thu Sep 20 17:52:26 -0700 2007 Levin in Anna Karenina is my favorite book character ever.]]> 5 0 false false Sun Dec 01 00:00:00 -0800 2002 Tue Aug 21 10:44:20 -0700 2007 Tue Aug 21 10:45:47 -0700 2007 4 0 false false Mon Jan 01 00:00:00 -0800 1990 Fri Feb 01 19:47:47 -0800 2008 Fri May 01 19:31:42 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Thu Aug 01 00:00:00 -0700 2002 Tue Dec 25 17:08:35 -0800 2007 Tue Dec 25 17:08:35 -0800 2007 3 0 false false Sat Nov 14 01:21:19 -0800 2009 Sat Nov 14 01:21:19 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sun Nov 08 22:17:52 -0800 2009 Sun Nov 08 22:18:48 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Thu Nov 05 16:40:01 -0800 2009 Thu Nov 05 16:40:01 -0800 2009 3 0 false false Mon Nov 02 14:11:19 -0800 2009 Mon Nov 02 14:11:19 -0800 2009 0 0 false false Sat Oct 31 22:52:39 -0700 2009 Sun Nov 08 16:14:13 -0800 2009 4 0 false false Mon Nov 09 09:55:31 -0800 2009 Wed Oct 28 05:41:18 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 28 05:41:18 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Mon Oct 19 08:30:50 -0700 2009 Mon Oct 19 08:30:50 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Thu Oct 15 01:03:02 -0700 2009 Thu Oct 15 01:03:02 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Wed Oct 14 14:19:06 -0700 2009 Wed Oct 14 14:19:06 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Oct 09 13:18:29 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 13:18:29 -0700 2009 5 0 false false Fri Oct 09 10:26:16 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 10:26:16 -0700 2009 0 0 false false Fri Oct 09 08:05:32 -0700 2009 Fri Oct 09 08:05:32 -0700 2009 4 0 false false Tue Oct 06 12:28:09 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 12:28:09 -0700 2009 2 0 false false Tue Oct 06 04:06:49 -0700 2009 Tue Oct 06 04:06:49 -0700 2009 http://www.goodreads.com/book_link/follow/8?book_id=226377