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Leo Tolstoy
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Leo Tolstoy

Read-Alikes for Leo Tolstoy

If you like Leo Tolstoy, try these authors:
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  • James Baldwin

    James Baldwin

    James Baldwin (1924–1987) was a novelist, essayist, playwright, poet, and social critic. His first novel, Go Tell It on the Mountain, appeared in 1953 to excellent reviews, and his essay collections Notes of a Native ... (more)

    If you enjoyed:
    The Death of Ivan Ilyich

    Try:
    Giovanni's Room
    by James Baldwin

  • Joan Didion

    Joan Didion

    Joan Didion (1934-2021) was born in Sacramento, CA, the daughter of an officer in the Army Air Corps. A shy, bookish child, Didion spent her teenage years typing out Ernest Hemingway stories to learn how sentences work. She ... (more)

    If you enjoyed:
    The Death of Ivan Ilyich

    Try:
    The Year of Magical Thinking
    by Joan Didion

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    Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky

    Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky was a Russian novelist, short story writer, essayist, and journalist. Numerous literary critics regard him as one of the greatest novelists in all of world literature, as many of his works are ... (more)

    If you enjoyed:
    The Death of Ivan Ilyich

    Try:
    White Nights
    by Fyodor Mikhailovich Dostoevsky

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