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Polikshka (novella)

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'Polikshka: The Lot of a Wicked Court Servant' ("") is a novella by Leo Tolstoy written in 1860 and first published in 1862. According to Tolstoy's translator, Aylmer Maude, it is the story of a serf who loses some money that belongs to his mistress before hanging himself.

Influence



According to literary critic and translator Leo Wiener, the book (along with 'The Cossacks') "evoked a mass of very favourable criticism," even receiving compliments from Ivan Turgenev, who traditionally opposed Tolstoy's works. Oscar Wilde purchased a copy, along with 'The Pursuit of Happiness', and commented that Tolstoy can "crowd without overcrowding, the great canvas on which he works."

In 1922, it was made into a Soviet film: 'Polikushka'.

See also



* Bibliography of Leo Tolstoy

References




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