| Tolstoy: Death of Ivan Ilyich Contributor(s): Tolstoy, L. N. (Author), Beresford, Michael |
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ISBN: 185399359X ISBN-13: 9781853993596 Publisher: Bristol Classical Press OUR PRICE: $30.64 Product Type: Paperback Published: January 1998 Annotation: Tolstoy is most famous for his two major novels, 'Anna Karenina' and 'War and Peace', but he also produced several minor masterpieces, of which 'The Death of Ivan Ilyich' is the most outstanding. In this tale he deals with the subject of death, which for civilized people of our time has become taboo.Before opening this book the reader should be warned: this is strong meat, not to be tasted by the squeamish. Whether the reader finds the hero's spiritual conversion convincing or not, he/she cannot fail to be impressed by the sheer power and artistry of Tolstoy's writing. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Foreign Language Study | Russian - Literary Collections - Literary Criticism | Russian & Former Soviet Union |
| Dewey: 891 |
| Series: Russian Texts |
| Physical Information: 0.41" H x 5.58" W x 8.52" (0.52 lbs) 160 pages |
| Themes: - Cultural Region - Russia |
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| Publisher Description: Tolstoy is most famous for his two major novels, Anna Karenina and War and Peace, but he also produced several minor masterpieces, of which The Death of Ivan Illyich |