“Thou Shalt Not Kill”

“Thou Shalt Not Kill” brings together, for the first time in a single volume, Tolstoy's writings devoted to animals and vegetarianism.

From his harrowing account of a visit to a slaughterhouse to his reflections on compassion, suffering, and humanity's duties toward other living beings, these texts reveal animal ethics as an important dimension of Tolstoy's moral and spiritual thought.

Edited by Renan Larue, this long-awaited anthology offers the first collection devoted specifically to Tolstoy's writings on the animal question.