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The Kreutzer Sonata

Leo Tolstoy

Form
Form Novella
Year
Year 1889
Originally in
Originally in Russian
Pages
Pages 130

On a night train a passenger tells strangers he killed his wife, then explains how he got there, step by reasonable step, through jealousy over a violinist and a sonata played in a drawing room.

But, nevertheless, how is one to live with a man when there is no love?
The Kreutzer Sonata, Leo Tolstoy

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