The Death of Ivan Ilyich

Leo Tolstoy author Anthony Briggs translator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Penguin Books Ltd

Published:3rd Mar '16

Should be back in stock very soon

The Death of Ivan Ilyich cover

Laying humanity bare, these two devastating stories ask- is it possible to have a good death? And what does it mean to truly live?

A carefree Russian official has what seems to be a trivial accident...

'It is only a bruise'

A carefree Russian official has what seems to be a trivial accident...

One of 46 new books in the bestselling Little Black Classics series, to celebrate the first ever Penguin Classic in 1946. Each book gives readers a taste of the Classics' huge range and diversity, with works from around the world and across the centuries - including fables, decadence, heartbreak, tall tales, satire, ghosts, battles and elephants.

 “The English-speaking world is indebted to these two translators.” —Orlando Figes, The New York Review of Books
 
“Excellent. . . . The duo has managed to convey the rather simple elegance of Tolstoy’s prose.” —The New Criterion
 
“Pevear and Volokhonsky’s new version is . . .  flexible individuated, immediate.” —The Nation

“Well translated. As a lover of Tolstoy’s work, one couldn’t ask for more, and I can’t recommend it highly enough.” —André Alexis, The Globe and Mail (Toronto)

ISBN: 9780241251768

Dimensions: 161mm x 110mm x 12mm

Weight: 100g

128 pages