"Herr und Knecht: Novelle" by graf Leo Tolstoy is a novella published in 1895. A calculating merchant and his hired laborer embark on a winter sleigh journey to close a profitable land deal. When a blizzard forces them off course, the two men become trapped in the snow, facing death. In this extreme situation, their contrasting values and perspectives on life are tested. The story explores themes of exploitation, mortality, and spiritual transformation through their struggle for survival. (This is an automatically generated summary.)
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