The death of Ivan Ilyich : and, the devil / Leo Tolstoy ; translated by Hugh Aplin.

By:

Tolstoy, Leo graf, 1828-1910 [author]

Contributor(s):

Aplin, Hugh A [translator]

Material type: Text

TextLanguage: English Original language: Russian Publication details: Richmond, Surrey : Alma Classics, 2023.Description: xvi, 165 pages : portraits, illustrations ; 20 cm.ISBN:

9781847493637

Related works:

Contains (work): Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910. Smertʹ Ivana Ilʹicha. English
Contains (work): Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910. Dʹi︠a︡vol. English

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LOC classification:

PG3366 .A13 W55 2023

Contents:

The death of Ivan Ilyich — The devil.

Summary: The judge Ivan Ilyich Golovin has spent his life in the pursuit of wealth and status, devoting himself obsessively to work and often neglecting his family in the process. When, after a small accident, he fails to make the expected recovery, it gradually becomes clear that he is soon to die. Ivan Ilyich then starts to question the futility and barrenness of his previous existence, realising to his horror, as he grapples with the meaning of life and death, that he is totally alone. Included in this volume is another celebrated novella by Tolstoy, The Devil, which addresses the conflicts between desire, social norms and personal conscience, providing at the same time a further exploration of human fear and obsession.

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The death of Ivan Ilyich — The devil.

The judge Ivan Ilyich Golovin has spent his life in the pursuit of wealth and status, devoting himself obsessively to work and often neglecting his family in the process. When, after a small accident, he fails to make the expected recovery, it gradually becomes clear that he is soon to die. Ivan Ilyich then starts to question the futility and barrenness of his previous existence, realising to his horror, as he grapples with the meaning of life and death, that he is totally alone. Included in this volume is another celebrated novella by Tolstoy, The Devil, which addresses the conflicts between desire, social norms and personal conscience, providing at the same time a further exploration of human fear and obsession.