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Unread 03-29-2019, 10:25 AM
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Default Tolstoy in Somalia

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It's a moving story. The video is well done, but it's a truncated version of the full one, a story that gives more details of his emotions, the story about how the book got there, etc. Further, it gives more details about some of the difficulties Mohammad Baroud faced when he came out of prison and reunited with his wife. These difficulties he overcame also through Anna Karenina, but this time through the character Levin.
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Nice one! Thank you for the link. Much enjoyed.
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Yes, it is a moving story, thanks Martin.

Tolstoy in Anna Karenina is for me an absolute master of the messy human heart. And I know a lot of people hated it, but I loved Joe Wright's theatrical 2012 film adaptation. Just visually, it's intoxicating and I can watch it over and over again.
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An irresistible thread title. Thanks Martin.
A master of mess - that's a good way to describe Tolstoy in War and Peace as well. Whereas Dostoyevsky is a messy master.

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