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The death of Ivan Ilyich; and the devil / Leo Tolstoy ; translated by Hugh Aplin ; [foreword by Nadine Gordimer].
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- ISBN: 1843911272 (pbk.)
- Physical Description: xv, 114 p.
- Publisher: London : Hesperus Press, c2005.
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| General Note: | The death of Ivan Ilyich originally published: 1887. The devil originally published: 1890. |
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| Subject: | Tolstoy, Leo, graf, 1828-1910 > Translations into English. Classics > Fiction Literary > Fiction Death > Fiction Devil > Fiction Russian fiction. Soviet Union > History > 19th century > Fiction. |
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On learning of Ivan Ilyich's sudden demise and death, his former colleagues begin vying for promotion; it seems neither in life nor in death has Ivan Ilyich made any lasting impression. And, as Tolstoy takes us back to Ivan Ilyich's early days, it is a life of futility, of emptiness and primarily of spiritual barrenness that is revealed. Yet Tolstoy also reveals how, in the face of serious illness, Ivan Ilyich had made a final resolute gesture to come to terms with his mortality. - Independent Publishing GroupOne of Tolstoyâs most exquisitely constructed novellas is presented here with The Devil, a further work exploring the powerful and destructive nature of obsession.On learning of Ivan Ilyichâs sudden demise, his former colleagues begin vying for promotion; it seems in neither life nor death has Ivan Ilyich made any lasting impression. And, as the author takes us back to Ilyichâs early days, we are shown a life of futility, emptiness, and spiritual barrenness. Yet, in the end, Tolstoy reveals Ivan Ilyichâs final resolute gesture to come to terms with his mortality and to embrace his impending death. Leo Tolstoy wrote two of Russiaâs greatest novels, Anna Karenina and War and Peace, as well as many short stories and essays.
