Author(s): Leo Tolstoy
Publisher: Atlantic Publishers & Distributors (P) Ltd
Publisher Imprint: Peacock Books
Subject: English Literature
BISAC: fiction

There are many faiths, but the spirit is one in me, and in you, and in him. So that if everyone believes himself, all will be united; everyone be himself and all will be as one.

Resurrection, Leo Tolstoy’s final completed novel, is a powerful and deeply moving exploration of guilt, redemption, justice and moral awakening. First published in 1899, it follows Prince Dmitri Nekhludoff, a wealthy Russian aristocrat whose comfortable life is shattered when he recognises a murder trial defendant as Katusha Maslova, the young woman he had seduced and abandoned years earlier, forcing her into prostitution. Confronted by the consequences of his actions, Dmitri embarks on a journey of repentance and self-sacrifice by abandoning his privileged existence and helping Katusha. Through Dmitri’s quest for atonement, Tolstoy delivers a profound critique of social inequality, judicial injustice, institutional corruption and religious hypocrisy. Combining psychological depth with sweeping social commentary, Resurrection remains one of Tolstoy’s most compelling works, challenging readers to consider whether true redemption is possible and whether repentance can ever undo past wrongs.

Endorsements

[N]ever had Tolstoy’s pedagogical bent assumed such gargantuan proportions as in Resurrection, nor had it ever posed so grave a threat to his art

Edward Wasiolek

Novelist and Literary Scholar