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The Coffee-House of Surat

Author
Leo Tolstoy
Read by
Max Bollinger
Series
World Classics
Language
English
Length
20 minutes
ISBN
9781787241060
Published
19 January 2017
Imprint
Sovereign
  • compassion
  • selflessness
  • coffee house
  • dervish
  • poverty
  • contentment
  • happiness
  • fulfillment
  • material wealth
  • emptiness

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Description

The story is set in India, where a wealthy merchant learns the importance of compassion and selflessness through a chance encounter at a coffee house. The merchant, who is proud of his wealth and status, is humbled by a poor and contented dervish who teaches him the true meaning of happiness and fulfilment. The story highlights the theme of the pursuit of material wealth and the emptiness it can bring, versus the satisfaction and joy that come from serving others. Read in English, unabridged.

Author

Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910) was born to a titled family at Yasnaya Polyana, served in the Crimean War, and wrote the two novels that made Russian fiction a world event: War and Peace and Anna Karenina. The first holds a nation at war and at home; the second holds a marriage until it breaks. Later he turned from the worldly novel toward essays and moral tales, arguing with church, property, and his own fame. One hundred and six titles here.

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