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Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories
Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories | Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy
Here are some of Tolstoy's extraordinary short stories, from "The Death of Ivan Ilyich." in a masterly new translation, to "The Raid," "The Wood-felling," "Three Deaths," "Polikushka," "After the Ball," and "The Forged Coupon," all gripping and eloquent lessons on two of Tolstoy's most persistent themes: life and death. More experimental than his novels, Tolstoy's stories are essential reading for anyone interested in his development as one of the major writers and thinkers of his time. For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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AmandaRae
The Death of Ivan Ilych and Other Stories | Leo Tolstoy, David Goldfarb
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This is my next read. Hope I can make it through!

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Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories | Leo Nikolayevich Tolstoy
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More delicious Tolstoy. Three novellas about love and death. The opening, Happy Ever After, is a devastating and unflinching tale of first love that wears off. The title story starts with a wake and flashes back over a meaningless life understood too late. The final novella, The Cossacks, features a classic Tolstovian dissolute hero seeking meaning from life but struggling to escape the demands of the flesh. Superb stuff.

MrBook Awesome awesome awesome! 😊👍🏻 8y
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"Very soon, no more than a year after his marriage, Ivan Ilyich realized that married life, while affording certain comforts, was in essence a very complicated and burdensome business..."