The Three Questions
"The Three Questions" is a short story by Russian author Leo Tolstoy (Lev Nikolayevich Tolstoy) 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.
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| 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 |
| Text | The Three Questions Author - Leo Tolstoy at Wikisource |
He consults wise men, promising a large sum to anyone who could answer those questions, but their answers were too diverse and did not satisfy the king. So, he goes to a hermit in search of his help. The rest of the story revolves around both of them.
External links
- Complete Text Online, as translated by Louise Maude and Aylmer Maude
- "The Three Questions", from RevoltLib.com
- "The Three Questions", from Marxists.org
- The Three Questions at The Literature Network
References
- "The Works of Tolstoi." Black's Readers Service Company: Roslyn, New York. 1928.
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