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
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