I use the writing technique of restraining first and then promoting. The eyes are the windows of the soul, through which we can see through a person's heart. At the same time, through his eyes, he depicts the great soul inside this ugly man. He said that Tolstoy's talent was all in his eyes, and he emphasized the sharpness of his eyes, saying that nothing could escape from them.

Introduction to the work:

Lev tolstoy is an independent chapter in the biographical work Three Writers (Casanova, Stendhal and Tolstoy) by the famous Austrian writer Zweig. With his penetrating and interesting brushstrokes, the author painted a portrait of Tolstoy, a great writer, revealing Tolstoy's profound and unique spiritual world. The first half of the article focuses on Tolstoy's appearance, highlighting two characteristics. First, Tolstoy looks mediocre or even ugly. Second, like ordinary people, he is indistinguishable from others. Writing that he looks mediocre is not only a true portrayal of his appearance, but also to show that he is an ordinary member of the Russian people and shares the same fate with all Russian people. Throughout the whole article, we can still feel the greatness of this great writer: his mediocre and even ugly appearance is only written to set off the nobility of his soul and the exquisiteness of his eyes-the author hit the nail on the head, "Tolstoy's other facial parts-beard, eyebrows and hair-are just shells used to package and protect this pair of sparkling jewels."

About the author:

Stefan Zweig (188 1 ~ 1942) is a famous Austrian writer, novelist and biographer. He is good at writing novels and biographies, as well as poetry, drama, biography, prose and translation. It is famous for depicting human inner impulses, such as pride, vanity, jealousy, hatred and other simple emotions, and is full of sensational skills.