By 1910, Leo Tolstoy had become an almost religious figure, surrounded on his lavish estate by family and followers alike. Too ill to continue beyond the tiny station of Astapovo, he believes he is dying alone. This book centres on the battle for his soul waged by his wife and his leading disciple.

The story of an American literary giant's extraordinary life from the author of The Last Station

Publicat pana in prezent in treizeci de tari, romanul Ultima gara a fost ecranizat in 2009 de Michael Hoffman. In 2010 filmul omonim este nominalizat la Oscar pentru cea mai buna actrita in rol principal, Hellen Mirren, si cel mai bun actor in rol secundar, Christopher Plummer.Suntem in anul 1910. Rusia a trecut printr-o revolutie. Lev Tolstoi si-a publicat deja capodoperele Anna Karenina si Razboi si pace. E adulat in tara si in lume. Dar faima are pretul ei. Sfasiat intre "religia"...

Jay Parini recreates Herman Melville's adventurous life and tragic death in obscurity, creating a searing portrait of a man of rare psychological intensity.

Becoming an effective teacher can be quite painful and exhausting, taking years of trial and error. In The Art of Teaching , writer and critic Jay Parini looks back over his own decades of trials, errors, and triumphs, in an intimate memoir that brims with humor, encouragement, and hard-won wisdom about the teacher's craft.