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