Cover via Open Library · Open Library
Kholstomer
Sign in to saveAlso known as Strider: the Story of a Horse
"Kholstomer" (), also translated as "Strider", is a novella by Leo Tolstoy that has been referred to as "one of the most striking stories in Russian literature". It was started in 1863 and left unfinished until 1886, when it was reworked and published as "Kholstomer: The Story of a Horse". The story exploits the technique of defamiliarization by adopting the perspective of a horse to expose some of the irrationalities of human conventions.
In the Vinony graph
Within Vinony's link graph, Kholstomer is referenced by 134 other articles, and connects out to Leo Tolstoy, International Standard Book Number and Wikisource.
It is catalogued under topics including 1886 Russian novels, Fictional horses and Horses in literature.
Its subject is documented across 10 Wikipedia language editions.
Book · Open Library
- Author
- Лев Толстой
- First published
- 2005
- Editions
- 1
- Subjects
- Russian & Former Soviet Union, Literary Criticism & Collections / Russian & Former Soviet Union, Non-Classifiable, Literature - Classics / Criticism, Novelty
via Open Library
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- literary work
- Author
- Leo Tolstoy
- Narrative location
- Russian Empire
- Image
- Ilya Efimovich Repin (1844-1930) - Portrait of Leo Tolstoy (1887).jpg
Show 7 more facts
- publication date
- 1886-00-00
- language of work or name
- Russian
- inception
- 1886-00-00
- title
- Холстомер
- copyright status
- public domain
- form of creative work
- short story
- first line
- Все выше и выше поднималось небо, шире расплывалась заря, белее становилось матовое серебро росы, безжизненнее становился серп месяца, звучнее — лес, люди начинали подниматься, и на барском конном дворе чаще и чаще слышалось фырканье, возня по соломе и даже сердитое визгливое ржанье столпившихся и повздоривших за что-то лошадей.
Sources (2)
via Wikidata · CC0
~1 min read
Encyclopedic overview
2 sectionsContents
- References
- External links
"Kholstomer" (), also translated as "Strider", is a novella by Leo Tolstoy that has been referred to as "one of the most striking stories in Russian literature". It was started in 1863 and left unfinished until 1886, when it was reworked and published as "Kholstomer: The Story of a Horse". The story exploits the technique of defamiliarization by adopting the perspective of a horse to expose some of the irrationalities of human conventions.
Strider's altruistic life is recounted parallel to that of his selfish and useless owner. At the end of the story Strider dies but his corpse gives birth to a new life - that of wolf cubs:
Excerpted from Wikipedia’s “Kholstomer” article, available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 licence.