Leo Tolstoy

Leo Tolstoy is one of the greatest novelists of all time. The Russian author of War and Peace and Anna Karenina wrote in the 19th century but his influence on world literature is still profound. Many of his works have been translated into Tamil and are read by Tamil literature lovers.

Translations available include:

• War and Peace — his epic about Russian society during the Napoleonic era
• Anna Karenina — perhaps the greatest novel about marriage and society
• The Death of Ivan Ilyich — short, powerful meditation on dying
• His religious and philosophical essays

Tamil translations let Tamil readers experience world literature in their own language — a tradition that goes back over a century in Tamil publishing.

Tolstoy's themes — family, love, faith, war, peace, death — are universal. His insight into human nature crosses cultures. Reading his work in Tamil makes the experience feel more personal for Tamil readers, while still preserving the depth of his original writing.