Boyhood (Russian: Отрочество, Otrochestvo) is the second novel in Leo Tolstoy's autobiographical trilogy, following Childhood and followed by Youth. The novel was first published in the Russian literary journal Sovremennik in 1854.

Boyhood
AuthorLeo Tolstoy
Original titleОтрочество (Otrochestvo)
TranslatorC. J. Hogarth
LanguageRussian
PublisherSovremennik
Publication date
1854
Publication placeRussia
Preceded byChildhood 
Followed byYouth 

Later in life, Tolstoy expressed his unhappiness with the book.[1]

See also

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Leo Tolstoy bibliography

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  • Boyhood at Project Gutenberg (trans. by C.J. Hogarth)
  •   Boyhood public domain audiobook at LibriVox

References

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  1. ^ Hruska, Anne (Spring 2000). "Loneliness and Social Class in Tolstoy's Trilogy Childhood, Boyhood, Youth". The Slavic and East European Journal. 44 (1): 64–78. doi:10.2307/309628. JSTOR 309628.