The Death of Ivan Ilyich


<p>Tolstoy’s most famous novella is an intense and moving examination of death and the possibilities of redemption, here in a powerful translation by the award-winning Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky.</p> <p>Ivan Ilyich is a middle-aged man who has spent his life focused on his career as a bureaucrat and emotionally detached from his wife and children. After an accident he finds himself on the brink of an untimely death, which he sees as a terrible injustice. Face to face with his mortality, Ivan begins to question everything he has believed about the meaning of life. <i>The Death of Ivan Ilyich</i> is a masterpiece of psychological realism and philosophical profundity that has inspired generations of readers.</p> <p>Ivan Ilych, a peaceful public official in the Russian provinces, has his life permanently changed by a serious illness which no doctor can accurately diagnose. </p>

Author(s): Leo Tolstoy  

ISBN 10: 0307951332
ISBN 13: 9780307951335
Pages: 64
Format: Paperback
Publication: 10/2/2012
Find this book on Amazon

Related YouTube Videos (add a video)

Add the YouTube URL below and submit:

To add a YouTube video, please copy the video's URL on YouTube and submit by clicking "Add".
The URL should look something like this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CXQdBuuanI8
How to copy the videos URL from YouTube

No video yet, want to add one?

Related Articles (add an article)

Add an article URL below and submit:

To add an article, please paste the article's URL and submit by clicking "Add".
Below is an example of a valid URL:
How to copy and paste a webpage URL

No article found, do you know any related to this book?

Other books by Leo Tolstoy

1. A Calendar of Wisdom: Daily Thoughts to Nourish the Soul Written and Selected from the World's Sacred Texts Hardcover (October 1997)
2. A Calendar of Wisdom: Daily Thoughts to Nourish the Soul Written and Selected from the World's Sacred Texts Hardcover (5/11/2010)
3. A Confession Paperback (January 2005)
4. A Confession Paperback (January 2010)
5. A Confession Hardcover (September 2010)

Report an error with this book