What Men Live by and Other Tales
English


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Youll meet Simon a good-hearted and modest shoemaker in the book What Men Live By. Simon sets out one day to acquire sheepskins so he can sew a coat for himself and his wife. He only receives twenty Kopeks to purchase the skins preventing him from collecting the full amount. Simon feels discouraged and buys vodka with the twenty Kopeks before returning home. This story will transport you into the universe of Russias most esteemed mind along with other subtly gorgeous and timeless tales. Three further stories of knowledge acceptance kindness and forgiveness are included in the book. The movie Three Questions tells the tale of a monarch who seeks enlightenment by learning the answers to the three most significant questions in life. In the story The Coffee-House of Surat expats and visitors from all over the world congregate in a coffee shop in the Indian city of Surat to chat. One day a well-educated theologian from Iran stops by the coffee shop. In the story How Much Land Does a Man Need? a peasant named Pahom asserts that if he had enough land he would not fear the Devil. The Devil chooses to challenge him after hearing this. Immerse yourself to investigate how one of the greatest writers ever put the human condition into words.
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