- Author: Leo TolstoyÂ
- Category: Fiction
- Publisher: Readings
- Cover: PaperbackÂ
The Kreutzer Sonata is a provocative, psychological novella written by Leo Tolstoy.
The story is framed around a chance conversation on a late-night train journey, where a group of passengers debate the nature of love, modern marriage, and sexual relationships. An older, reserved man named Pozdnyshev steps forward to share his own harrowing, confessional story. He recounts his deeply unhappy marriage, explaining how his superficial attraction to his wife gradually degenerated into mutual resentment and suspicion.