The Death of Ivan Ilyich
Leo Tolstoy
Jan 2020 · Strelbytskyy Multimedia Publishing
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The Death of Ivan Ilyich - first published in 1886, is a novella by Leo Tolstoy, considered one of the masterpieces of his late fiction, written shortly after his religious conversion of the late 1870s. "Usually classed among the best examples of the novella", The Death of Ivan Ilyich tells the story of a high-court judge in 19th-century Russia and his sufferings and death from a terminal illness. Ivan Ilyich (Ilyich is a patronymic, his surname is Golovin) is a highly regarded official of the Court of Justice, described by Tolstoy as, "neither as cold and formal as his elder brother nor as wild as the younger, but was a happy mean between them—an intelligent, polished, lively, and agreeable man." As the story progresses, he becomes more and more introspective and emotional as he ponders the reason for his agonizing illness and death.
The Death of Ivan Ilyich - first published in 1886, is a novella by Leo Tolstoy, considered one of the masterpieces of his late fiction, written shortly after his religious conversion of the late 1870s. "Usually classed among the best examples of the novella", The Death of Ivan Ilyich tells the s...
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Atharva Gade
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December 29, 2025
Climbing a ladder all your life, only to find it hung against the wrong wall 😞 A masterful short story! Tolstoy at his soul crushing best per usual 💗
Todd Williams
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November 24, 2023
Tolstoy shows us the unexamined life is not worth living.
William Depona
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December 18, 2023
The definition of "Short, but sweet"
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