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,PEOPLE 3 

,AU?OR 3 ,LEO ,TOL/OY 

,TRANSLATOR 3 ,CON/ANCE ,CL>A ,G>NETT 

,TEXT 3 

,! BOOK ,I HAVE HAD ! PRIVILEGE ( TRANSLAT+ IS1 UND\BT$LY1 
ONE ( ! MO/ REM>KABLE /UDIES ( ! SOCIAL & PSY*OLOGICAL 
CONDITION ( ! MOD]N WORLD :I* HAS APPE>$ 9 ,EUROPE = 
MANY YE>S1 & ITS 9FLU5CE IS SURE TO BE LA/+ & F> 
REA*+4 ,TOL/OY'S G5IUS IS BEYOND DISPUTE4 ,! V]DICT ( ! 
CIVILIZ$ WORLD HAS PRON\NC$ HIM AS P]HAPS ! GREATE/ 
NOVELI/ ( \R G5]ATION4 ,BUT ! PHILOSOPHICAL & RELIGI\S 
WORKS ( HIS LAT] YE>S HAVE MET ) A SOME:AT 9DIFF]5T 
RECEPTION4 ,!Y HAVE BE5 MU* TALK$ AB\T1 SIMPLY BECAUSE !Y 
W]E HIS WORK1 BUT1 AS ,TOL/OY HIMSELF COMPLA9S1 !Y HAVE NEV] 
BE5 S]I\SLY DISCUSS$4 ,I H>DLY ?9K ?AT HE WILL HAVE TO 
REPEAT ! COMPLA9T 9 REG>D TO ! PRES5T VOLUME4 ,ONE MAY 
DISAGREE ) HIS VIEWS1 BUT NO ONE CAN S]I\SLY D5Y ! 
ORIG9ALITY1 BOLDNESS1 & DEP? ( ! SOCIAL CONCEPTION :I* HE 
DEVELOPS ) SU* P[]FUL LOGIC4 ,! NOVELI/ HAS %[N 9 ?IS 
BOOK ! RELIGI\S F]VOR & SPIRITUAL 9SI<T ( ! PROPHET2 
YET ONE IS PLEAS$ TO RECOGNIZE ?AT ! >TI/ IS NOT :OLLY LO/ 
9 ! ?9K]4 ,! SUBTLE 9TUITIVE P]CEPTION ( ! 
PSY*OLOGICAL BASIS ( ! SOCIAL POSITION1 ! ANALYSIS ( ! 
FRAME ( M9D ( OPPRESSORS & OPPRESS$1 & ( ! 9TOXICATION 
( ,AU?ORITY & ,S]VILITY1 AS WELL AS ! PURELY DESCRIPTIVE 
PASSAGES 9 ! LA/ *APT]--!SE C\LD ONLY HAVE COME FROM ! 
AU?OR ( 0,W> & ,PEACE40 

,! BOOK WILL SURELY GIVE ALL CLASSES ( READ]S MU* TO ?9K (1 
& MU/ CALL =? MU* CRITICISM4 ,IT MU/ BE REFUT$ BY ?OSE 
:O DISAPPROVE ( ITS TEA*+1 IF !Y DO NOT WANT IT TO HAVE 
GREAT 9FLU5CE4 

,ONE CANNOT ( C\RSE ANTICIPATE ?AT ,5GLI% PEOPLE1 SL[ AS !Y 
>E TO BE 9FLU5C$ BY IDEAS1 & 9/9CTIVELY DI/RU/FUL ( 
ALL ?AT IS LOGICAL1 WILL TAKE A LEAP 9 ! D>K & ATTEMPT TO 
PUT ,TOL/OY'S !ORY ( LIFE 9TO PRACTICE4 ,BUT ONE MAY AT LEA/ 
BE SURE ?AT HIS DE/RUCTIVE CRITICISM ( ! PRES5T SOCIAL & 
POLITICAL ,R,E,G,I,M,E WILL BECOME A P[]FUL =CE 9 ! WORK ( 
DIS9TEGRATION & SOCIAL RECON/RUCTION :I* IS GO+ ON >\ND 
US4 ,MANY E>NE/ ?9K]S :O1 LIKE ,TOL/OY1 >E /RUGGL+ TO 
F9D !IR WAY \T ( ! CONTRADICTIONS ( \R SOCIAL ORD] WILL 
HAIL HIM AS !IR SPIRITUAL GUIDE4 ,! 9DIVIDUALITY ( ! 
AU?OR IS FELT 9 EV]Y L9E ( HIS WORK1 & EV5 ! MO/ 
PREJUDIC$ CANNOT RESI/ ! FASC9ATION ( HIS G5U95ESS1 
S9C]ITY1 & PR(\ND E>NE/NESS4 ,:ATEV] COMES FROM A HE>T 
SU* AS HIS1 SWELL+ ) ANG] & PITY AT ! SUFF]+S ( 
HUMANITY1 CANNOT FAIL TO REA* ! HE>TS ( O!RS4 ,NO READ] 
CAN PUT D[N ! BOOK )\T FEEL+ HIMSELF BETT] & MORE 
TRU?-LOV+ = HAV+ READ IT4 

,MANY READ]S MAY BE DISAPPO9T$ ) ! OP5+ *APT]S ( ! 
BOOK4 ,TOL/OY DISDA9S ALL ATTEMPT TO CAPTIVATE ! READ]4 ,HE 
BEG9S BY LAY+ :AT HE CONSID]S TO BE ! LOGICAL F\NDATION ( 
HIS DOCTR9ES1 /R++ TOGE!R QUOTATIONS FROM LITTLE-KN[N 
!OLOGICAL WRIT]S1 & HE KEEPS HIS [N 9CISIVE LOGIC = ! 
LAT] P>T ( ! BOOK4 

,ONE WORD AS TO ! TRANSLATION4 ,TOL/OY'S /YLE 9 HIS RELIGI\S 
& PHILOSOPHICAL WORKS DIFF]S CONSID]ABLY FROM ?AT ( HIS 
NOVELS4 ,HE NO LONG] C>ES AB\T ! =M ( HIS WORK1 & HIS 
/YLE IS (T5 SLIP%OD1 9VOLV$1 & DIFFUSE4 ,IT HAS BE5 MY 
AIM TO GIVE A FAI?FUL REPRODUCTION ( ! ORIG9AL4 

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