Lev Nikolajewitsj Tolstoj (1828‐1910) is de wereldberoemde auteur van de grote romans ‘Oorlog en Vrede’, ‘Anna Karenina’ en ‘Opstanding.’ Ook zijn kortere werken, zoals de ‘Kreuzer Sonate’ en de ‘Dood van Iwan Iljitsj’ behoren tot de hoogtepunten van de wereldliteratuur. Hij beschreef daarin op indringende wijze onderwerpen als jaloezie en dood.

Tolstoj was in Rusland ook een taalvernieuwer, filosoof en pedagoog. Zijn lees‐ en leerboek ‘ABC‐Azboeka’ met kinderver...

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‘As I read Orphia and Eurydicius I imagined the muses beside Elyse John, focussing her mind and guiding her hand. The writing is poetic and evocative, and the story will thrill readers who have long suspected something is missing from the classics of Greek Myth.’ Pip Williams, author of The Dictionary of Lost Words

Their love transcends every boundary. Can it cheat death?

Orphia dreams of something more than the warrior crafts she’s been forced to learn. Hidden away on a far-flung islan...

Vivid, enigmatic, enchanting' M. L. Rio

'Magical, wondrous, transporting and illuminating' Nguyễn Phan Quế Mai

'Filled with wonder, mystery and folklore' Sue Lynn Tan

'A rich tangle of myth, mystery, and history' Alix E. Harrow

Some people think foxes go around collecting qi, or life force, but nothing could be further than the truth. We are living creatures, just like you, only usually better looking . . .

Manchuria, 1908: A young woman is found frozen in the snow.

Her death is clouded b...