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The Forged Coupon
''The Forged Coupon'' ((ロシア語:Фальшивый купон), Fal'shivyi kupon) is a novella in two parts by Leo Tolstoy. Though he first conceived of the story in the late 1890s, he did not begin writing it until 1902. After struggling for several years, he finally completed the story in 1904; however, it was not published until some of Tolstoy's shorter works were collected and anthologized after his death in 1910.〔R. F. Christian, ''Tolstoy's Diaries Volume II 1895-1910'' (1985) Athlone Press, p. 452. December 13, 1897, Tolstoy lists ''The Forged Coupon'' as one of thirteen "subjects which can be, and deserve to be worked up properly." p. 473, Dec. 20, 1899, Tolstoy thought about the story and thought "Perhaps I'll write it."〕
==Synopsis==
The story is divided into two parts. In Part I, schoolboy Mitya is in desperate need of money to repay a debt, but his father angrily denies him assistance. Dejected, under the instigation of a friend Makhin, Mitya simply changes a 2.50 rouble bond coupon to read 12.50 roubles, but this one evil deed sets off a chain of events that affects the lives of dozens of others, when his one falsehood indirectly causes a man to murder a woman at the end of Part I, and then seek redemption through religion in Part II.
Having written the novella in his dying years, after his excommunication, Tolstoy relishes the chance to unveil the "pseudo-piety and hypocrisy of organized religion." Yet, he maintains an unwavering belief in man's capacity to find truth, so the story remains hopeful, especially in Part II, which shows that good works can affect another as in a domino effect, just as evil does in Part I.〔R. F. Christian, ''Tolstoy's Letters Volume II 1880—1910'' (1978) Charles Scribner's Sons, p. 733. In the index, under "Tolstoy, Lev Nikolayevich, works:" there is the index entry "''False Coupon, The'', 515, 639—640"〕 The novella has also been translated with the title "The Counterfeit Note" and "The Forged Banknote."〔Kent Jones, ''L'Argent'' London (1999) BFI Publishing, p. 24〕
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