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The Death of Ivan Ilyich Paperback – October 6, 2010

by Leo Tolstoy (Author)

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To anyone for whom Leo Tolstoy's masterpieces War and Peace and Anna Karenina have stood as giants too daunting to scale, and equally to the many readers who have devoured those novels and are hungry for more, we offer The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories.

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76 pages
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English
Publication date

October 6, 2010
Dimensions

5.5 x 0.19 x 8.5 inches
ISBN-10

1453874402
ISBN-13

978-1453874400
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Novella by Leo Tolstoy, published in Russian as Smert Ivana Ilycha in 1886, considered a masterpiece of psychological realism. (The name Ilich is also transliterated Ilitch, Ilych, or Ilyich.) Ivan Ilich's crisis is remarkably similar to that of Tolstoy himself as described in A Confession (1882). The first section of the story portrays Ivan Ilich's colleagues and family after he has died, as they reflect on the significance of his death for their careers and fortunes. In the second section, Tolstoy reveals the life of the man whose death seems so trivial: "Ivan Ilich's life had been most simple and most ordinary and therefore most terrible." The perfect bureaucrat, Ivan Ilich treasures his orderly domestic and official routine. Diagnosed with an incurable illness, he at first denies the truth, but influenced by the simple acceptance of his servant Gerasim, Ivan Ilich comes to embrace the boy's belief that death is natural and not shameful. He comforts himself with happy memories of childhood and gradually realizes that he has ignored all his inner yearnings as he tried to do what was expected of him. By the story's end he is at peace. --The Merriam-Webster Encylopedia of Literature

About the Author

Count Leo Tolstoy was born in 1828 on the family estate of Yasnaya Polyana, in the Tula province. He took part in the Crimean war and after the defence of Sevastopol wrote The Sevastopol Sketches (1855-6), which established his literary reputation. He is the author, among many other works, of War and Peace (1869) and Anna Karenina (1877) and A Confession (1879-82).

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Publisher ‏ : ‎ CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform (October 6, 2010)
Language ‏ : ‎ English
Paperback ‏ : ‎ 76 pages
ISBN-10 ‏ : ‎ 1453874402
ISBN-13 ‏ : ‎ 978-1453874400
Item Weight ‏ : ‎ 3.84 ounces
Dimensions ‏ : ‎ 5.5 x 0.19 x 8.5 inches

Best Sellers Rank: #3,003,135 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
- #64,273 in Classic Literature & Fiction
- #132,571 in Literary Fiction (Books)

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Judith Ritter

Nice copy of a classic

Reviewed in the United States on August 5, 2019

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It's fine, the book is attractive and it's a favorite classic to add to one's library

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jacob jacobson

nobody loves me either it’s ok.

Reviewed in the United States on May 26, 2020

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poor ivan llyich like no spoilers but wow sucks to be him.

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KLCT

Tolstoy is one of the Russian great authors of the 19th century

Reviewed in the United States on January 25, 2018

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There are some translation and grammatical errors, but it's a decent cheap read. Tolstoy is one of the Russian great authors of the 19th century.

Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2019

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Great audiobook

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Amazon Customer

The book was great, a phenomenal piece by Tolstoy

Reviewed in the United States on May 25, 2017

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The book was great, a phenomenal piece by Tolstoy, but this translation was horrendous! Avoid if possible. So many grammatical and fluency mistakes.

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Guinny86

I don't recommend this translation

Reviewed in the United States on July 2, 2015

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A brief and poignant account of untimely death and the spiritual process of dying. I don't recommend this translation, as the prose is awkwardly cumbersome, not to mention the numerous typos. I cannot speak for any other translations. But despite these distractions, the plotline is meaningful and direct. I spent only 2 hours reading this novella, and I will remember its lessons for years!

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Norman Bergrun

Are You Neglecting Something Significant During Your Life?

Reviewed in the United States on September 18, 2014

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The retiring Dean of the Stanford Memorial Church of 14 years, The Rev.Scotty McLennan, chose this book by Tolstoy to illustrate in his last sermon consequences of termination of life activities.

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Jaime H. Padilla

This might be the greatest book in the world

Reviewed in the United States on September 2, 2015

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This might be the greatest book in the world, unfortunatelly it's almost compltely unreable on my Kindle; Example: "th e look that is s een in th e eyes of b oys of thi rt een or fou rt een wh o are n ot pu re -

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