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1118 OPENS
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Genres: General Fiction, Classics
Public Domain
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The Death of Ivan Ilych

Leo Tolstoy

Acclaimed by Nabokov as the greatest novella in Russian literature, this is the story of one man's death, but also the illumination of important questions about life.

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julieta

Pobre Ivan Ilich. Se le fué la vida en nada y se dió cuenta un momento antes de morir.
Porque se entera de que todo ha sido una mentira, qué puede ser más terrible que eso? Es de una tristeza profunda y cansada, llena de desilusión y de tiempo perdido.
Se enferma sin darse cuenta, pe...more...

Jasmine

I think this is the deepest story I've ever read. Tolstoy masterfully tells the story of the life, death, and suffering of Ivan Ilyich, and in the process forces his reader to inwardly reflect on their own life, death, and accomplishments. Tolstoy mainly draws a portrait of the empty life of Ivan Il...more...