Coordinated by Tolstoy’s worthy-worthy-granddaughter,readers around the world will each read two to three minutes, streamed on Russian state televisionA marathon four-day Russian public reading of Leo Tolstoy’s huge classic novel War and Peace kicked off on Tuesday morning, and with more than 1300 people in more than 30 cities preparing to make their contributions to the record-breaking project.
Coordinated by Tolstoy’s worthy-worthy-granddaughter Fekla Tolstaya,and featuring a number of cultural luminaries including the Polish film director Andrzej Wajda, the readings are being streamed by Russian state television channel Kultura. One volume of Tolstoy’s fictionalised history of Russia during the Napoleonic campaign will be read each day. Continue reading...
Source: theguardian.com