Tolstoy: The Death of Ivan Ilyich (Smert' Ivana Il'icha)
Tolstoy is most famous for his two major novels, Anna Karenina and War and Peace, but he also produced several minor masterpieces, of which The Death of Ivan Illyich\ is the most outstanding. In this tale he deals with the subject of death, which for civilised people of our time has become a taboo.\ Before opening this book the reader should be warned: this is strong meat, not to be tasted by the squeamish. Whether the reader finds the hero's spiritual conversion convincing or not, he/she...
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In this minor masterpiece, Tolstoy deals with the powerful subject of death.
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