Thursday, March 1, 2012

Question 1368: Saving the best

X died of pneumonia in 1910 at a train station, after falling ill when he left home in the middle of winter. His death came only days after gathering the nerve to abandon his family and wealth and take up the path of a wandering ascetic, a path that he had agonized over pursuing for decades. He had not been at the peak of health before leaving home; his wife and daughters were all actively engaged in caring for him daily. He had been speaking and writing of his own death in the days preceding his departure from home, but fell ill at the station not far from home.

The police tried to limit access to his funeral procession, but thousands of peasants lined the streets at his funeral. Still, some peasants were heard to say that, other than knowing that "some nobleman had died," they knew little else about X himself.

Identify X.


Answer: Leo Tolstoy

14 Answers:

Srijan Das said...

Leo Tolstoy

Adi said...

Leo Tolstoy.

Rutvij Bhagwat said...

Leo Tolstoy

wheelsandwings said...

Leo Tolstoy

Aakash said...

Leo Tolstoy.

indian said...

LEO TOLSTOY.

raghav said...

leo tolstoy

Anonymous said...

LEO TOLSTOY

abhimanyu said...

tolstoy..

tharunya said...

leo tolstoy

Nauman said...

Leo Tolstoy

Aaslesh said...

Leo Tolstoy

rishwin said...

goin with the timeline and the winter story .. leo tolstoy .

Kaustuv said...

leo tolstoy