{"product_id":"leo-tolstoys-writings-for-young-children-9798887198323","title":"Leo Tolstoy's Writings for Young Children","description":"This volume is the very first annotated translation of all the titled stories included in the \u003ci\u003eNew ABC Book\u003c\/i\u003e and in Tolstoy's four \u003ci\u003ePrimers for Reading\u003c\/i\u003e. There are approximately 300 of these pieces, ranging in length from a few sentences to a few pages, classified as Fables, Fairy tales, Stories, History, Explanations, and Descriptions.\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLeo Tolstoy \u003c\/b\u003e(1828-1910) was a Russian writer, philosopher, and social reformer, best known for his epic novels War and Peace and Anna Karenina. Born into nobility, he rejected his aristocratic upbringing to pursue a life dedicated to literature, education, and moral inquiry.\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMichael R. Katz\u003c\/b\u003e was educated at Horace Mann School, Williams College, and Oxford University. He taught Russian literature at Williams, the University of Texas, and Middlebury College. He has published two monographs and has translated over twenty-five Russian novels into English, including works by Turgenev, Dostoevsky, and Tolstoy. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eLinda Torresin\u003c\/b\u003e is Adjunct Professor at the University of Padua and Research Assistant at the University of Verona.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e","brand":"Cherry Orchard Books","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51998092099858,"sku":"9798887198323","price":28.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_64f40a57-8471-4c54-bc53-11ee63d330e0.jpg?v=1770138686","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/leo-tolstoys-writings-for-young-children-9798887198323","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}