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Two Old Men (story)

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"Two Old Men" ("Два старика") is a short story by Leo Tolstoy written in 1885. It is a religious piece that was translated to English by Leo Wiener in 1904.[1] According to Christianity Today, it is the story of Efim and Elisha, two neighbors who decide to make a pilgrimage to Jerusalem before dying.[2]

Publication and Commentary

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The story was retold in a sermon by Benedictine monk David Steindl-Rast, who concluded his retelling with, "Who really got the goal of pilgrimage?"[3] The story is included in numerous Tolstoy collections, such as "Twenty Three Tales" (1924)[4] and "Leo Tolstoy's 20 Greatest Short Stories" (2009).[5]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Leo Tolstoy (1904). Leo Wiener (ed.). The Complete Works of Count Tolstoy: Fables for children. Stories for children. Natural science stories. Popular education. Decembrists. Moral tales. Estes. p. 409.
  2. ^ "Tolstoy's Story 'Two Old Men'". Preaching Today. Christianity Today.
  3. ^ David Steindl-Rast (2013). "Two Old Men".
  4. ^ Leo Tolstoy (1924). Twenty Three Tales. Humphrey Sumner Milford; Oxford University Press. p. 95.
  5. ^ Leo Tolstoy (2009). Andrew Barger (ed.). Leo Tolstoy's 20 Greatest Short Stories Annotated. Bottletree Books.
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