... inexpressible was shattering my spirit yet not completely: ...something tearing me apart without tearing me apart. It was harrowing, painfully sharp, and awful."3 And this was the turning point in his life that caused him spiritual crises for the next ten years of his life. In two ... His long essay A Confession (published in 1882) shows the state of despair into which he sank. Fortunately, he had his talent back and started writing Anna Karenina and took seven years of time to complete it. During this period, he wrote many short stories such as God Sees the Truth, but ... Waits. He fou...

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• Grade Level: High School