Sevastopol Tales KS Maniam sometimes the magic happens outside

sometimes the magic happens outside

in crisp but resonant language that evokes the poem’s deep pathos and reveals palpably real

while offering realistic solutions and a promising pathway out

they are also a factory of ideas for how to revive Europe

and that we can emerge from them with a deeper sense of meaning

Sevastopol Tales KS Maniam sometimes the magic happens outsideCrimea, 1854: Sevastopol's inhabitants taunt the besieging forces that keep them trapped behind defensive walls. So begins Leo Tolstoy's depiction of nine months of battle and bravery, based on his own experiences in the Crimean War. This new translation by acclaimed translator Nicolas Pasternak Slater introduces us to long suffering citizens, vain hussars and the courageous Kozeltsov brothers one jaded and pragmatic soldier, one nave and hungry for