Does my life hold any significance that will outlast my death? This familiar question haunted Tolstoy, even after his grand achievements in the form of "War and Peace" and "Anna Karenina. "His "A Confession" marks the 51-year-old author's movement from the pursuit of aesthetic ideals toward matters of religious and philosophical consequence. Authentic and moving, it recaptures his heartfelt reexamination of Christian orthodoxy and subsequent spiritual awakening. Generations of readers have been inspired by this timeless account of an individual's struggle for faith and a meaningful existence.