Resurrection III

The final book in the ' Resurrection' cycle follows Nekhlyudov' s transformation into a penitent sinner. He renounces his wealth and land holdings to the peasants, then follows Maslova in her prison exile to Siberia. Maslova' s plight also plays an important part in this volume. Nekhklyudov has to live with her choices as well as his own. ' Resurrection' reaches its denouement in a revelatory way.It sees the characters on a never-ending journey to redemption, meaning and self-transformation. Poignant realism is suffused with passionate romance. Sacrifice gets in the way of greed. Human compassion clashes with social injustice. An indisputable must-read for fans of Tolstoy and Russian realist literature. Recommended for fans of the 2012 film ' Anna Karenina' depicting the eponymous aristocrat' s romantic tragedy set against the backdrop of Tsarist Russia. Starring Kiera Knightley, Jude Law and Aaron Taylor-Johnson.