The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy Paperback Book 9781420979206

One of the worlds most famous writers Leo Tolstoy is probably best known for his epic romantic works quotAnna Kareninaquot and quotWar and Peacequot In addition to being the author of some of the greatest novels ever written Tolstoy was also a prolific shortstory writer One of the finest examples of Tolstoys shorter narratives is quotThe Death of Ivan Ilyichquot which Tolstoy wrote later in his life quotThe Death of Ivan Ilyichquot is a tale revolving around a man in his 40s who has spent his entire life climbing the social ladder in Russia Barely tolerant of his wife and generally indifferent to the other people around him Ivan has a minor accident hanging curtains in a new apartment that proves to be a terminal injury As his life slowly and painfully spirals inexorably toward death Ivan struggles immensely against what he perceives to be an unfair fate Only in the end does he see how he might have lived differently and authentically This edition is printed on premium acidfree paper and follows the translation of Nathan Haskell Dole