How Much Land Does a Man Need?
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- Author：Leo Tolstoy
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Summary
'Although he feared death， he could not stop。 'If I stopped now， after coming all this way - well， they'd call me an idiot！'
A pair of short stories about greed， charity， life and death from one of Russia's most influential writers and thinkers。
Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday。 Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics， with books from around the world and across many centuries。 They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan， from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe。 Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions。
Leo Tolstoy （1828-1910）
Tolstoy's works available in Penguin Classics are Anna Karenina， War and Peace， Childhood， Boyhood， Youth，The Cossacks and Other Stories， The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories， What is art？， Resurrection， The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories， Master and Man and Other Stories， How Much Land Does A Man Need？ & Other Stories， A Confession and Other Religious Writings and Last steps: The Late Writings of Leo Tolstoy。
A pair of short stories about greed， charity， life and death from one of Russia's most influential writers and thinkers。
Introducing Little Black Classics: 80 books for Penguin's 80th birthday。 Little Black Classics celebrate the huge range and diversity of Penguin Classics， with books from around the world and across many centuries。 They take us from a balloon ride over Victorian London to a garden of blossom in Japan， from Tierra del Fuego to 16th-century California and the Russian steppe。 Here are stories lyrical and savage; poems epic and intimate; essays satirical and inspirational; and ideas that have shaped the lives of millions。
Leo Tolstoy （1828-1910）
Tolstoy's works available in Penguin Classics are Anna Karenina， War and Peace， Childhood， Boyhood， Youth，The Cossacks and Other Stories， The Kreutzer Sonata and Other Stories， What is art？， Resurrection， The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories， Master and Man and Other Stories， How Much Land Does A Man Need？ & Other Stories， A Confession and Other Religious Writings and Last steps: The Late Writings of Leo Tolstoy。
Reviews
Caroline Gurgel
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O título， por si só， já vale o livro@historiasdepapel_Tolstói tem o poder de nos tocar lá no fundo da alma， de nos fazer refletir e repensar nossas atitudes。 “De quanta terra precisa o homem？” é um texto curto que fala de ganância e de como o diabo está sempre por trás dela， tentando-nos com oportunidades sedutoras， aparentemente irrecusáveis， causando-nos uma cegueira que nos distancia dos que amamos e das nossas reais necessidades。 De quanta terra precisamos？ O que é necessário e o que é supér O título， por si só， já vale o livro@historiasdepapel_Tolstói tem o poder de nos tocar lá no fundo da alma， de nos fazer refletir e repensar nossas atitudes。 “De quanta terra precisa o homem？” é um texto curto que fala de ganância e de como o diabo está sempre por trás dela， tentando-nos com oportunidades sedutoras， aparentemente irrecusáveis， causando-nos uma cegueira que nos distancia dos que amamos e das nossas reais necessidades。 De quanta terra precisamos？ O que é necessário e o que é supérfluo？ O quanto estamos dispostos a perder por esses hectares？ Temos consciência do que perdemos enquanto demarcamos as terras？ Ou só nos damos conta quando já é tarde demais？ O quanto o supérfluo pode nos distanciar da felicidade？Em um mundo cujos personagens correm impetuosamente atrás de seus potes de ouro - e quem nunca o quis？ - Tolstói nos convida a parar e a olhar para o que realmente importa。 Não， nem tudo está dito， mas muito está lá， para ser lido e relido， pensado e repensado。Obs。: esse conto está disponível também no Livros das Virtudes （no livro vermelho） e nos Contos Completos de Tolstói （Cosac ou Cia das Letras）。 A edição da Companhia das Letrinhas é ilustrada com aquarelas que muito bem remetem à aridez e à dureza do tema。@historiasdepapel_ 。。。more
Catarina Eirado
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“ And now I knew that it is Love that dwells in man。 “
Margarita Noos
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Es muy corto。 Pero me ha gustado。 He reflexionado sobre lo que el autor nos relata。
Lourdes Corpuz
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I was working on a paper about land reform when I came across this book。 I thought the title was very catchy， so I decided to read this short story。 How much land does a man need？ Well， just enough to be buried in。
Jovana
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"Six feet from his head to his heels was all he needed。" "Six feet from his head to his heels was all he needed。" 。。。more
Yany
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First look into Tolstoy and the man can write！ It was a pleasant short read that you can finish in one sitting。 I really liked the second story。 I’m curious and looking forward to his other works but I’m also nervous because he usually writes WAY more haha
Elysa
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A cautionary tale of envy and greed。
Paolo Aguas
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Generally I really enjoyed both of these short stories but for some reason I like the one about the shoe maker way more compared to the one with the devil I guess I am one of those guys who prefer a story with hope more than a cautionary tale。 Generally both stories should be read by anyone as it is just that great。
Tori
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“Six feet - from his head to his heels - was all he needed。”
MichuPichu
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Wie viel Erde braucht der Mensch 4/5， der Rest ist mir zu religiös
Irlanda Sánchez Juárez
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es como ir a misa de rojillos
Aly Osorio
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Otra lectura que me mandaron para el colegio; siendo sincera， no le tenía mucha fe， pero lo leí muy rápido y se me hizo muy entretenido。 Me gustó y "perturbo" un poco ejejej， pero fue muy interesante。 Otra lectura que me mandaron para el colegio; siendo sincera， no le tenía mucha fe， pero lo leí muy rápido y se me hizo muy entretenido。 Me gustó y "perturbo" un poco ejejej， pero fue muy interesante。 。。。more
Ankit Yadav
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This and 'What Men Live by？' are the mandatory readings for modern heathens :D This and 'What Men Live by？' are the mandatory readings for modern heathens :D 。。。more
Dave Marsland
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One of the greatest short stories ever written。
Brett Wood
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Sage advice
Valeria Caz
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Muy bueno。
Ale Sosa
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Libro pequeñito que oí en audiolibro con unaa moraleja honda sobre la avaricia y la codicia。 Nadie queda fuera de la pedrada que lanza al mundo moderno donde hemos hecho del dinero nuestra deidad más importante。
Ambra
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Goede verhalen， slechte vertaling。
Lesen
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La avaricia rompe el saco。
Hamza El
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كتاب جميل جدا
Sharonb
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A moral tale of greed and not being content with what you have。 The question is how much land does a man NEED not how much land does a man WANT。 The ending was brilliant but predictable。
Fatma
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Now I am aware why Tolstoy is a Must。
Swem CV
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¿Será que siempre hemos sido ambiciosos？ ¿Qué no podemos ser felices con lo que tenemos y buscamos más y más， sin detenernos a disfrutar lo que la vida nos ha dado？Este libro es está muy bueno， te hace reflexionar acerca de como percibes la vida y las pertenencias tanto materiales como espirituales。
Samantha
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How Much Land Does a Man Need？A parable of a peasant farmer， always dissatisfied with the size of his land and constantly searching for greater profits， who is eventually overcome by his greedy ambition。 A timeless short story。 Clearly， human nature hasn't changed since 1886。 4 stars。What Men Live ByA Christian story of learning to live as God intended。 Perhaps because I'm not religious， this story didn't feel relevant in the same way as How Much Land Does a Man Need？。 I could appreciate the wri How Much Land Does a Man Need？A parable of a peasant farmer， always dissatisfied with the size of his land and constantly searching for greater profits， who is eventually overcome by his greedy ambition。 A timeless short story。 Clearly， human nature hasn't changed since 1886。 4 stars。What Men Live ByA Christian story of learning to live as God intended。 Perhaps because I'm not religious， this story didn't feel relevant in the same way as How Much Land Does a Man Need？。 I could appreciate the writing style， but the core message is not something that resonates personally。 2 stars。 。。。more
Margarida de Sousa （IcthusBookCorner）
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The second short story was much more up my alley。 If the book was made up of this last story alone， I would give it 5 stars， but because of the first one， I'll settle for 4 stars。 The second short story was much more up my alley。 If the book was made up of this last story alone， I would give it 5 stars， but because of the first one， I'll settle for 4 stars。 。。。more
Blanca M
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This review has been hidden because it contains spoilers。 To view it， click here。 Tres arshines de la cabeza a los pies le bastaron。
Moushmi Radhanpara
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One of the finest pieces I have read in the collection。 Absolutely classic， moralistic and beautiful。 Two tales of greed， love and faith。
Karen Merino Caballero
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Es una fábula que en tan pocas páginas nos hace reflexionar sobre la ambición del ser humano。Pajóm （protagonista） es un campesino inconforme que no le es suficiente lo que tiene， quiere más， así tenga que sacrificar su vida para conseguir su objetivo。 Es cuando nos encontramos en la encrucijada que da título a este libro ¿Cuánta tierra necesita un hombre？。。。。Lo recomiendo mucho。 📖💯📚
Amber
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this took me a while to get through which is surprising because it's only around 50 pages。what i enjoyed was the overall plots of the stories and what they had to say about people。 i think what i struggled with is the way they were told， particularly the first one。 i felt like they were much too long at points， meandering for no reason because these stories are essentially parables so getting to know the characters isn't very important。i liked the second story more than the first but i will say this took me a while to get through which is surprising because it's only around 50 pages。what i enjoyed was the overall plots of the stories and what they had to say about people。 i think what i struggled with is the way they were told， particularly the first one。 i felt like they were much too long at points， meandering for no reason because these stories are essentially parables so getting to know the characters isn't very important。i liked the second story more than the first but i will say that i think both stories have fairly flat representations of working class people and the overall morals of both is pretty wishy washy。 。。。more
Anna
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