cover image Tolstoy

Tolstoy

A. N. Wilson, Wilson. Ballantine Books, $25 (632pp) ISBN 978-0-449-90449-7

Of this ``major new biography,'' PW commented: ``Without debunking, Wilson never lets his titanic subject off the hook; the result is the most human portrait of Tolstoy to date. This biography is a magnificent achievement, a work of seamless scholarship. It is also a pleasure to read.'' Photos. (Oct.)