The Death of Ivan Ilyich: New Translation

Newly Translated and Annotated - Also included The Devil, another celebrated novella by Tolstoy

Leo Tolstoy author Hugh Aplin translator

Format:Paperback

Publisher:Alma Books Ltd

Published:15th Dec '13

Should be back in stock very soon

The Death of Ivan Ilyich: New Translation cover

A classic, now available in a beautiful new edition

'The Death of Ivan Ilyich - is usually regarded as an amazing narrative of the experience of dying, a search for the meaning of death. It is all that, and more: it's a great questioning of what is and what ought to be in a human life.' Nadine GordimerThe 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, realizing 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.

The Death of Ivan Ilyich is usually regarded as an amazing narrative of the experience of dying, a search for the meaning of death. It is all that, and more: it’s a great questioning of what is and what ought to be in a human life. -- Nadine Gordimer

ISBN: 9781847493637

Dimensions: unknown

Weight: 208g

192 pages