Adnan Manzoor answers “am i the only one who felt like Tolstoy...”

Emna El Mokhtar asked this question about Anna Karenina:

am i the only one who felt like Tolstoy was portraying himself through Levin ? and that, well, Levin is the principle character of the book ?

Adnan Manzoor I read this book some 3 years ago. And I often dread the prospect of becoming a Levin of my life as I see too many parallels. Its just that I could no…moreI read this book some 3 years ago. And I often dread the prospect of becoming a Levin of my life as I see too many parallels. Its just that I could not appreciate his overall personality (timid, shy etc). On the other hand the prospect of becoming a Tolstoy is not that dreadful at all. That's strange because there seems to be a general consensus that Tolstoy equals Levin. Hmmm.(less)

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Emna El Mokhtar It's almost sure that levin anh his life, thoughts, even wife are the projection of Tolstoï himself. I wonder if every bit of art needs to be in some ...more
Apr 12, 2015 10:43AM

Adnan Manzoor True art is the projection of self. Though I wonder if it's always possible to be biographical. ...more
Apr 19, 2015 06:03AM

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