A classic of world literature: "His diary will always remain one of those best books that were unexpectedly left to us." Leo Tolstoy, Nietzsche, Hofmannsthal, and many others have read, admired, and discussed the diary of Henri-Frederic Amiel. Only after the death of the Geneva philosophy professor were excerpts from the nearly 17,000-page diary, kept over a span of more than 30 years, published. It is a testament to a tumultuous era and its spirit. And it is one of the most important works of European literature. Tolstoy was so impressed that he made a selection and published it in Russian, translated by his daughter.