The Three Questions
"The Three Questions" | |
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A 1916 cover illustration by Michael Sevier | |
Author | Leo Tolstoy |
Translator | Aylmer and Louise Maude |
Country | Russia |
Language | Russian |
Genre(s) | Parable |
Published in | What Men Live By, and Other Tales |
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Publication date | 1898 |
"The Three Questions" is a short story by Russian author Leo Tolstoy first published in 1885 as part of the collection What Men Live By, and Other Tales. The story takes the form of a parable, and it concerns a king who wants to find the answers to what he considers the three most important questions in life.
See also
References
- "The Works of Tolstoi." Black's Readers Service Company: Roslyn, New York. 1928.
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