Leo Tolstoy has 47 audiobooks on Listento.it, narrated by 54 narrators, with an average listener rating of 4.7★ across 777 ratings. The most-rated is Anna Karenina.
War and Peace
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War and Peace is one of the greatest monuments in world literature. Set against the dramatic backdrop of the Napoleonic Wars, it examines the relationship between the individual and the relentless march of history. Here are the universal themes of love and hate, ambition and despair, youth and age, expressed with a swirling vitality which makes the story as accessible today as it was when it was first published in 1869.
Public Domain (P)1995 NAXOS AudioBooks Ltd.
Now is the Time to Open Your Heart
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The Pulitzer Prize-winning author of The Color Purple, Possessing the Secret of Joy, and The Temple of My Familiar now gives us a beautiful new novel that is at once a deeply moving personal story and a powerful spiritual journey. In Now Is the Time to Open Your Heart, Alice Walker has created a work that ranks among her finest achievements: the story of a woman's spiritual adventure that becomes a passage through time, a quest for self, and a collision with love. Kate has always been a wanderer. A well-published author, married many times, she has lived a life rich with explorations of the natural world and the human soul. Now, at 57, she leaves her lover, Yolo, to embark on a new excursion, one that begins on the Colorado River, proceeds through the past, and flows, inexorably, into the future. As Yolo begins his own parallel voyage, Kate encounters celibates and lovers, shamans and snakes, memories of family disaster and marital discord, and emerges at a place where nothing remains but love. Told with the accessible style and deep feeling that are its author's hallmarks, Now Is the Time to Open Your Heart is Alice Walker's most surprising achievement.
©2004 Alice Walker (P)2004 Random House, Inc. Random House Audio, an imprint of the Random House Audio Publishing Group
The Death of Ivan Ilych
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Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910), author of War and Peace and Anna Karenina, was foremost among the great Russian novelists of the 19th century, and is widely considered one of the greatest writers of prose fiction in world history. In his perceptive and moving depiction of Ivan Ilych, a worldly careerist facing his own mortality in the midst of a self-absorbed family and indifferent colleagues, Tolstoy provides one of literature's greatest and most memorable reflections on the meaning of the good life and on life as preparation for death. This edition features the classic Oxford translation of Aylmer and Louise Maude, of whom Tolstoy himself said, "Better translators, both for knowledge of the two languages and for penetration into the very meaning of the matter translated, could not be invented."
©2015 Hythloday Press (P)2015 Hythloday Press
The Death of Ivan Ilych
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The novella The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy was published in 1886 and is considered a masterpiece of his late-period fiction. It tells the story of a high-court judge in 19th-century Russia. He lives a simple, carefree life with his family until he is diagnosed with a terminal illness. Confined to bed, he is disgusted that his family avoids the subject of his death by pretending that he is only sick and not dying. He finds comfort only in Gerasim, the peasant boy who does not fear death. In his final days, Ivan distinguishes the artificial life - like his own - from the authentic life lived by Gerasim. Right at the end, he sees a bright light, fear leaves him, and he departs with a feeling of compassion for his family.
Public Domain (P)2020 Woodkeep Audio
The Kreutzer Sonata
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One of Tolstoy’s most important shorter works, The Kreutzer Sonata presents a problematic view of the relationship between the sexes and promotes abstinence as the solution. Pozdnyshev jealously observes the intimacy that emerges between his wife and a violin player. Haunted by The Kreutzer Sonata, over which they bonded, it plays round and round in Pozdnyshev’s head, driving him to distraction and to an unquenchable rage. The Kreutzer Sonata is a psychologically fascinating novella, offering interesting insights into the power play between the sexes.PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.
Public Domain (P)2010 Naxos AudioBooks
Unusual Fairy Tales
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A delightful collection of lesser known traditional and modern fairy stories: 1. "The King of the Golden River" 2. "The Empty Drum" 3. "The Fire Spirit" 4. "The Tree of Death" 5. "The Smuggler’s Daughter" 6. "A Dream of Wild Bees" 7. "The Fisherman" 8. "The Masked Ball" 9. "The Petrified Man" 10. "The Were-Wolf" 11. "The Walled Nun of Avila" 12. "The Little Grey Mouse" 13. "The Serpent Woman" 14. "The Castle of Jativa" 15. "Ourson" 16. "The Magic Turban, the Magic Sword and the Magic Carpet" 17. "The Three Silver Citrons" 18. "The Magic Pipe" 19. "The Triumph of Truth" 20. "Life’s Secret" 21. "The King of Root Valley" 22. "The Wonderful Pear Tree" 23. "The Stone Monkey" 24. "Stealing Peaches" 25. "The Painted Skin" 26. "The White Wolf of the Hartz Mountains" 27. "The Bee-Man of Orn" 28. "The History of Ali Cogia" 29. "The Talking Eggs" 30. "The Girl Who Was Tired of Love"
Public Domain (P)2015 Red Door Audiobooks
Anna Karenina
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Anna Karenina is one of the most loved and memorable heroines of literature. Her overwhelming charm dominates a novel of unparalleled richness and density. Tolstoy considered this book to be his first real attempt at a novel form, and it addresses the very nature of society at all levels - of destiny, death, human relationships and the irreconcilable contradictions of existence. It ends tragically, and there is much that evokes despair, yet set beside this is an abounding joy in life's many ephemeral pleasures, and a profusion of comic relief.
©2011 Talking Classics (P)2011 De Agostini UK 2010
The Greatest Christian Stories Ever Written
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This a handpicked collection of some of the greatest Christian stories ever written. Many were written by the most celebrated authors of all time - such as Leo Tolstoy, Mary Twain, and Johanna Spyri. When we speak of these works as Christian stories, we mean that each story has a powerful Christian message based on Jesus' teachings. Three of the stories are from Jesus himself. Others were written by devout believers like Henry Van Dyke and Johanna Spyri. Yet, one of the authors, Mark Twain, was not a Christian himself. Leo Tolstoy radically embraced the teachings of Jesus, but he struggled most of his life with orthodox Christian doctrines. Yet, the stories included herein from both Twain and Tolstoy reveal profound insights into the teachings of Christ. Among the unabridged works contained in this compilation are: "The Other Wise Man" by Henry Van Dyke "Moni, the Goat Boy" by Johanna Spyri "How Much Land Does a Man Need?" by Leo Tolstoy "The Silver Mine" by Selma Lagerlof "The War Prayer" by Mark Twain "Where Love Is, God Is" by Leo Tolstoy "The Little Hero of Holland" by Mary Mapes Dodge "Androcles and the Lion" (Traditional) "A Spark Neglected Burns the House" by Leo Tolstoy
©2008 Scroll Publishing Company (P)2008 Scroll Publishing Company
Work, Death and Sickness
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Tolstoy wrote this fascinating story in 1903. It is a parable about God ‘s creation of work, death, and sickness in order to make mankind happier. Finally, God saw that mankind did not really want to be happy, so he left them alone.
Public Domain (P)2019 Museum Audiobooks
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Hadji Murad [Russian Edition]
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This short novel, published after Tolstoy's death, is the last novel the great author wrote. It tells the true story of Hadji Murad (or Hadji Murat, alternatively), an Avar who commanded the peoples of Dagestan and Chechnya in their resistance against assimilation into the Russian empire. Tolstoy had first heard of Murad during his travels, and the author became inspired by Murad's refusal to give in to the demands of a corrupt world. Hadji Murad shares many of the same themes found in War and Peace. Those enchanted by Tolstoy's work may find yet another treasure in this lesser-known historical novel. Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.
Public Domain (P)2013 New Internet Technologies
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Ana Karenina [Anna Karenina]
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Una de las mas impresionantes caracteristicas de la obra de Tolstoy es su capacidad para hacer un profundo estudio psicologico de sus personajes. En Ana Karenina, que con Guerra y paz conforma el duo de monumentos que el gran escritor ruso lego a la literatura universal, Tolstoy no usa el horizonte epico sino situaciones domesticas para crear una novela que es casi un poema. La lucha de la protagonista contra un matrimonio sin amor, lleva a instantes de autentica tragedia, en que se destaca el valor humano por el que tanto abogo Tolstoy. Dostoyevsky la considero como una obra de arte perfecta y es un honor poder presentar este clasico inolvidable y lleno de accion dentro de esta serie. Ana is a good, moral woman, but she simply cannot resist, is not strong enough to resist, this tragic dangerous romantic temptation of the persistent Count. But even though the premise is a very familiar one that had already been done by many authors time and time again, Tolstoy's talent covers it with a depth and freshness that makes this one of the most powerful novels of the 19th century.
©2002 Disonex S.A. (P)2002 Disonex S.A.
La Muerte de Ivan Ilich
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Iván Ilich es un funcionario de la administración zarista cuya principal aspiración, como la de sus colegas, es escalar peldaños en su carrera para mantener su bienestar y así seguir formando parte del mundo burgués en el que ha vivido siempre. Casado por conveniencia, al poco tiempo descubre el hastío que le produce la familia y centra su vida en el trabajo. Una monótona existencia que cambia repentinamente con la llegada de un importante personaje a su vida... Publicada en 1886, La muerte de Iván Ilich es una de las obras maestras del escritor ruso Lev Tolstói. Aclamada por Vladimir Nabokov y por Mahatma Gandhi como la mejor de toda la literatura rusa, es una de sus últimas novelas, fruto de la crisis que el autor vivió al cumplir los 50 años y que superaría con un radical cambio espiritual. Esta novela, ilustrada por Agustín Comotto y con una nueva y excelente traducción de Víctor Gallego, formula preguntas fundamentales que se han hecho todos los seres humanos a lo largo de la Historia. "La muerte de Iván Ilich es la obra más artística, la más perfecta y la más refinada de Tolstói" Vladimir Nabokov
©2019 Leo Tolstoy (P)2019 Pegasus Classics
Confession (Russian Edition)
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©2019 IDDK (P)2019 IDDK
The Cossacks
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Dissolute, disenchanted Dmitri Olénin decides to join the army as a cadet and is despatched to the Caucasus. There, he is transformed by seeing how the indigenous people live in harmony with nature, how their lives have more meaning than those of the superficial social elite in Moscow, and he finds a new sense of self and purpose. But nothing is ever quite that simple.Love and loyalty are tested to the very limits in this semi-autobiographical novella, which is one of Tolstoy’s best-loved works.PLEASE NOTE: When you purchase this title, the accompanying reference material will be available in your Library section along with the audio.
Public Domain (P)2010 Naxos Audiobooks
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Boyhood [Russian Edition]
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Boyhood is the second book in the Childhood, Boyhood, Youth trilogy. Childhood was the first published novel by Leo Tolstoy, released in November 1852. It was the first in a series of three novels and was followed by Boyhood and Youth. Published when Tolstoy was just 23 years old, the book was an immediate success, earning notice from other Russian novelists including Ivan Turgenev, who heralded the young Tolstoy as a major up-and-coming figure in Russian literature. Well-worth hearing if you are interested in 19th-century literature. Please note: This audiobook is in Russian.
©2013 New Internet Technologies (P)2013 New Internet Technologies
The Death of Ivan Ilyich
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The Death of Ivan Ilyich - first published in 1886, is a novella by Leo Tolstoy, considered one of the masterpieces of his late fiction, written shortly after his religious conversion of the late 1870s. Usually classed among the best examples of the novella, The Death of Ivan Ilyich tells the story of a high-court judge in 19th-century Russia and his sufferings and death from a terminal illness. Ivan Ilyich (Ilyich is a patronymic, his surname is Golovin) is a highly regarded official of the Court of Justice, described by Tolstoy as, "neither as cold and formal as his elder brother nor as wild as the younger, but was a happy mean between them - an intelligent, polished, lively, and agreeable man." As the story progresses, he becomes more and more introspective and emotional as he ponders the reason for his agonizing illness and death.
©2020 Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing (P)2020 Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
The Candle
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Count Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy (1828 - 1910), was a Russian writer who is regarded as one of the greatest authors of all time. Tolstoy’s short story The Candle is about peasants who want to kill their superintendent because he insists they plough a field on Easter Monday. One peasant makes the best of the situation by placing a candle on his plough while he sings hymns. A pacifist peasant manages to stop the murder, and the cruel superintendent repents and visits the village to reconcile with the people. However, he dies after falling off his horse. The theme examines the biblical concept of turning the other cheek, and trusting God to sort out injustice, or taking things into one’s own hands.
Public Domain (P)2020 Museum Audiobooks
10-Minute Short Stories
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A selection of stories to entertain for when you have a spare 10 minutes, including "After the Race", by James Joyce; "Three Questions", by Leo Tolstoy; "The Child's Story", by Charles Dickens; and "A Transgression", by Anton Chekhov, read by Sir Michael Redgrave.
Public Domain (P)2014 Saland Publishing
Anna Karenina (Spanish edition)
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Ana Karénina, novela del escritor ruso León Tolstói publicada en 1877. La novela es considerada una las oras maestras del Realismo. El personaje de Ana Karénina esta inspirado de Aleksandr Pushkin. Muchos críticos calificaron la obra como un "romance de alta sociedad", Fiódor Dostoyevski declaró que era una "obra de arte". Vladímir Nabókov secundó esta opinión, admirando sobre todo la "magia del estilo de Tolstói" y la figura del tren, que se introduce ya en los primeros capítulos (los niños jugando con un tren de juguete), desarrollada en capítulos siguientes (la pesadilla de Anna) hasta llegar al majestuoso final. Parte 1 comienza en la pista 01, Parte 2 comienza en la pista 35, Parte 3 comienza en la pista 70, Parte 4 comienza en la pista 102, Parte 5 comienza en la pista 125, Parte 6 comienza en la pista 158, Parte 7 comienza en la pista 190, Parte 8 comienza en la pista 221.
©2019 Leo Tolstoy (P)2019 Pegasus Classics
A Confession
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"A Confession" is an 1880 autobiographical essay on the subject of despair, philosophy, and religion by the great Russian novelist Leo Tolstoy. In it, he describes his search for answers to questions on the meaning of life. Tolstoy discusses his various attempts to find answers in science, philosophy, Eastern wisdom, and the opinions of his fellow novelists. He also contemplates suicide. Recognizing the deep religious convictions of ordinary people as a source of answers, he challenges the authenticity of organized religion. Tolstoy concluded that the meaning of life is to be found in the fact that God has a purpose for us and that the meaning of this life is that it is a preparation for the next life.
Public Domain (P)2020 Museum Audiobooks