The death of Ivan Ilyich

Description

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.

Description

Ivan Ilych, a peaceful public official in the Russian provinces, has his life permanently changed by a serious illness which no doctor can accurately diagnose. Hailed as one of the world's supreme masterpieces on the subject of death and dying, The Death of Ivan Ilyich is the story of a worldly careerist, a high court judge who has never given the inevitability of his death so much as a passing thought. But one day death announces itself to him, and to his shocked surprise he is brought face to face with his own mortality. From world-renowned novelist Leo Tolstoy comes this story of a worldly careerist who must consider death for the first time and examine his own mortality. With a superb translation by Lynn Solotaroff, it features an introduction by Ronald Blythe.

Subjects

Series Statement

• A Bantam classic

Other Editions

• The death of Ivan IlyichBantam books1981-01-01
• Der Tod des Iwan IljitschScherz1943-01-01
• The death of Ivan Ilyich.Bradda Books1976-01-01
• La muerte de Iván IlichPaperbackBruguera1983-01-01
• Death of Ivan IlychBlackwell Pub1988-06-01
• The Death of Ivan IlyichLibrary BindingBt Bound1999-10-01