Resurrection

Leo Tolstoy's last completed novel Resurrection is an intimate psychological tale of guilt anger and forgiveness. Serving on the jury at a murder trial Prince Dmitri Nekhlyudov is devastated when he sees the prisoner - Katyusha a young maid he seduced and abandoned years before. As Dmitri faces the consequences of his actions he decides to give up his life of wealth and luxury to devote himself to rescuing Katyusha even if it means following her into exile in Siberia. But can a man truly find redemption by saving another person? Tolstoy's most controversial novel Resurrection (1899) is a scathing indictment of injustice corruption and hypocrisy at all levels of society. Creating a vast panorama of Russian life from peasants to aristocrats bureaucrats to convicts it reveals Tolstoy's magnificent storytelling powers. Anthony Briggs' superb new translation preserves Tolstoy's gripping realism and satirical humour. In his introduction Briggs discusses the true story behind Resurrection Tolstoy's political and religious reasons for writing the novel his gift for characterization and the compelling psychological portrait of Dmitri. This edition also includes a chronology notes and a summary of chapters.. For more than seventy years Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1700 titles Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.