Tolstoy together 85 days of War and peace with Yiyun Li / Yiyun Li ; edited by Brigid Hughes.
| Author/creator | Li, Yiyun, 1972- |
| Other author | Hughes, Brigid. |
| Format | Electronic |
| Edition | First edition. |
| Publication Info | New York, NY : A Public Space Books, 2021. |
| Description | xviii, 219 pages ; 22 cm |
| Supplemental Content | Full text available from Ebook Central - Academic Complete |
| Subjects |
| Other title | Tolstoy together : eighty five days of War and peace with Yiyun Li |
| Contents | Introduction -- An imprecise guide to Tolstoy Together -- Days -- "Tolstoy is to Dostoevsky as Tchaikovsky is to Rachmaninoff" / Illan M. Maazel -- "Tolstoy's wonderful joke" / Alexandra Schwartz -- "No circumstance is so dire that Berg can't make it seem absurd" / Tom Drury -- "To make space for wonder" / Carl Phillips -- "The comfort of objects" / Sara Majka -- "Linger with me" / Anthony Domestico. |
| Abstract | "You know how, very occasionally in your life, there's a 'before and after' reading experience? Well, reading with has been that for me----Michael Langan From the acclaimed author of , a book about the art of reading. Yiyun Li invites you to travel with her through Tolstoy's novel--and with fellow readers around the world who joined her for an online book club and an epic journey during a pandemic year. "I've found that the more uncertain life is," Yiyun Li writes, "the more solidity and structure War and Peace provides." expands the epic novel into a rich conversation about literature and ways of reading, with contributions from Garth Greenwell, Elliott Holt, Carl Phillips, Tom Drury, Sara Majka, Alexandra Schwartz, and hundreds of fellow readers. Along with Yiyun Li's daily reading journal and a communal journal with readers' reflections--with commentary on craft and technique, historical context, and character studies, includes a schedule and framework, providing a daily motivating companion for Tolstoy's novel and a reading practice for future books." --Amazon.com. |
| General note | A collective 85 day journey of reading with contributors from around the globe. |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references. |
| Access restriction | Available only to authorized users. |
| Technical details | Mode of access: World Wide Web |
| Genre/form | Electronic books. |
| LCCN | 2020946090 |
| ISBN | 9781734590760 (hbk.) |
| ISBN | 1734590769 (hbk.) |
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| Electronic Resources | Access Content Online | ✔ Available |