As a lover of tolstoys work, one couldnt ask for more, and i cant recommend it highly enough. The story of the life and death at the age of fortyfive, of a high court prosecutor in 19thcentury russia, it is an intense and moving examination of loss and the possibilities of redemption, in which tolstoy explores the dichotomy between the artificial and the authentic life. Something that was fascinating about the death of ivan ilyich is the drastic change in writing style when comparing it to anna karenina ivan ilychs life. The death of ivan ilyich and other stories wordsworth classics leo tolstoy on. The death of ivan ilyich and other stories book, 2010. As a lover of tolstoys work, one couldnt ask for more, and i cant recommend it. Ivan is a midlevel russian bureaucrat in a bitter marriage and, like many other. And other stories by leo nikolayevich tolstoy, count, george k wilson translator online at alibris. We have new and used copies available, in 10 editions.
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