Chapter 9. Distant Relatives

Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter i
2. Contents vii
3. List of Illustrations ix
4. Acknowledgments xi
5. Introduction: Aesthetic Kin Altruism 1
6. Chapter 1. Background and Overview 10
7. Chapter 2. Family Structures 30
8. Chapter 3. Kin Altruism 34
9. Chapter 4. Names and Family Traditions 53
10. Chapter 5. Writing the Novel with the Family 62
11. Chapter 6. The Problem with Prototypes 74
12. Chapter 7. Genetic Allies 84
13. Chapter 8. Unrelated Family Associates 115
14. Chapter 9. Distant Relatives 146
15. Chapter 10. Tolstoy’s Grandparents 156
16. Chapter 11. Tolstoy’s Parents 177
17. Chapter 12. The Parents’ Marriage 205
18. Chapter 13. What about Sonya? 220
19. Chapter 14. A Genetic Clash—and Inclusive Errors 237
20. Chapter 15. Incest Avoidance 246
21. Chapter 16. Self-Altruism 263
22. Chapter 17. Kin Altruism Reconsidered 277
23. Bibliography 281
24. Index 291