The Death of Ivan Ilych
Aylmer Maude, رضی هیرمند, Ευγενία Ζήκου, Leo Tolstoy
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86 pages · Released Aug 3, 2006 · Waking Lion Press
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This is a philosophical novella by Tolstoy that explores mortality, meaning, and spiritual awakening through the decline and death of a judge. The work is psychologically heavy, centered on existential dread and terminal illness rather than plot-driven narrative. It's a canonical text often assigned in high school or college literature courses, best suited for mature teen readers comfortable with abstract philosophical themes and meditations on death.
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This satirical novella tells the story of the life and early death of a high court judge. Ivan Ilych is proud of his achievements and his status in society, despite his poor relations with his wife which renders his home life bleak and joyless. When he becomes hopelessly ill he begins to realize that he has not after a... This satirical novella tells the story of the life and early death of a high court judge. Ivan Ilych is proud of his achievements and his status in society, despite his poor relations with his wife which renders his home life bleak and joyless. When he becomes hopelessly ill he begins to realize that he has not after all lived the good life he had supposed he was enjoying.
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- Literature
- Manners and customs in fiction
- Novellas
- Fiction
- Death in fiction
- Russian
- Russian fiction
- Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author)
- Russian language
- Readers
- Death
- Sick
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ISBN 9781600964336 · Waking Lion Press