Hadji Murat (novella)
Hadji Murat, also written Hadji Murad (Russian: Хаджи-Мурат, romanized: Khadzhi-Murat) is a novella written by Leo Tolstoy from 1896 to 1904 and published posthumously in 1912 (though not in full until 1917). Its titular protagonist Hadji Murat is an Avar rebel commander who, for reasons of personal revenge, forges an uneasy alliance with the Russians he has been fighting.
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| Author | Leo Tolstoy |
|---|---|
| Original title | Хаджи-Муратъ (Khadzhi-Murat) |
| Translator | Aylmer Maude (1912) |
| Country | Russia |
| Language | Russian |
| Genre | Historical fiction |
Publication date | 1912 (abridged) 1917 (unabridged) (posthumously) |
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| Pages | 192 pp (hardback) |
| ISBN | 978-1-84749-179-4 |
Original text | Хаджи-Муратъ (Khadzhi-Murat) at Russian Wikisource |
| Translation | Hadji Murat at Wikisource |
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