In Confession, Tolstoy questions his own life, his depressions, his feelings about the meaninglessness of life, the reality of death, suicide, existence, sciences and religious beliefs and he persistently seeks and seeks...
Tolstoy carries out his search completely open mindedly and clearly. He puts everything he knows aside and asks himself questions all over again, comparing them to what people believe.
And he says he finally found it.
"That's how I avoided suicide." With the mastery of a great writer, he explains to his readers that he has experienced such an important enlightenment as to say.
"Confession" is not only a philosophical work, but also a sociological work. Because Tolstoy does not only talk about himself throughout the book. He also reviews the ideological and religious situation of the Russian people. In order to do this, Tolstoy distanced himself from society from time to time.
Confession is an unforgettable piece of art that should be in every library...
