The Coffee-House of Surat
"The Coffee-House of Surat" (Суратская кофейная) (AKA: A Surat Café)[1] is a short story by Leo Tolstoy written in 1891,[2] first published in Russian in 1893, and first published in English in 1901.[3] Like several other of Tolstoy's works (i.e., The Port), this work is based on a French piece translated by Tolstoy himself, by Jacques-Henri Bernardin de Saint-Pierre. Due to the censorship in Russia, Tolstoy had to adjust the tale somewhat.[4]
Plot
The story takes place in Surat, India, where a single follower of Judaism, Hinduism, Protestantism, Catholicism, and Islam argue with each other about the true path to salvation, while a quiet Chinese man looks on without saying anything, the piece concluding when the followers turn to him and ask his opinion.[5]
Publication
This story is a chapter in the common Tolstoy compilation, Twenty Three Tales.[6]
See also
References
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External links
- Original Text
- The Coffee-House of Surat, from RevoltLib.com
- The Coffee-House of Surat, from Marxists.org
- The Coffee-House of Surat, from TheAnarchistLibrary.org
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