The Death of Ivan Ilyitch
Leo Tolstoi
Mar 2027 · The English Edition Book 27 · Anaconda Verlag
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A short masterpiece by the author of "Anna Karenina" and "War and Peace"
As he lies dying, the successful forty-five-year-old lawyer Ivan Ilyich looks back on a life that, by all outward appearances, had for a long time been exemplary. Yet, in the face of illness and death he comes to a devastating realization: His career, his family and his relations with others all seem meaningless and hollow. Only the sincere compassion of his servant Gerasim and the heartfelt grief of his young son Vasya offer him a measure of comfort.
As he lies dying, the successful forty-five-year-old lawyer Ivan Ilyich looks back on a life that, by all outward appearances, had for a long time been exemplary. Yet, in the face of illness and death he comes to a devastating realization: His career, his family and his relations with others all seem meaningless and hollow. Only the sincere compassion of his servant Gerasim and the heartfelt grief of his young son Vasya offer him a measure of comfort.
First published in 1886, The Death of Ivan Ilyich is one of Leo Tolstoy’s greatest achievements, a profound and deeply moving exploration of mortality, and authenticity in life.
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A short masterpiece by the author of "Anna Karenina" and "War and Peace"
As he lies dying, the successful forty-five-year-old lawyer Ivan Ilyich looks back on a life that, by all outward appearances, had for a long time been exemplary. Yet, in the face of illness and death he comes to a devastat...
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Leo Tolstoi (1828–1910) entstammte einem alten russischen Adelsgeschlecht. Nach ausgedehnten Reisen durch Europa zog er sich auf sein Familiengut Jasnaja Poljana zurück und verfasste dort seine berühmten Romane und Erzählungen.
Leo Tolstoi (1828–1910) entstammte einem alten russischen Adelsgeschlecht. Nach ausgedehnten Reisen durch Europa zog er sich auf sein Familiengut Jasnaja Poljana zurück und verfasste dort seine berühmten Romane und Erzählungen.
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