The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories
A vibrant translation of Tolstoy’s most important short fiction by the award-winning translators of War and Peace.
Here are eleven masterful stories from the mature author, some autobiographical, others moral parables, and all told with the evocative power that was Tolstoy’s alone. They include “The Prisoner of the Caucasus,” inspired by Tolstoy's own experiences as a soldier in the Chechen War, “Hadji Murat,” the novella Harold Bloom called “the best story in the world,” “The Devil,” a fascinating tale of sexual obsession, and the celebrated “The Death of Ivan Ilyich,” an intense and moving examination of death and the possibilities of redemption.
Pevear and Volokhonsky’s translation captures the richness, immediacy, and multiplicity of Tolstoy’s language, and reveals the author as a passionate…
Leo Tolstoy (1828–1910) was born in central Russia. After serving in the Crimean War, he retired to his estate and devoted himself to writing, farming, and raising his large family. His novels and outspoken social polemics brought him world fame.
Family Happiness
Leo Tolstoy
Resurrection
Leo Tolstoy; Translated by Louise Maude; Introduction by Andrew Kahn
The Cossacks
Leo Tolstoy
Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812
Leo Tolstoy
The Death of Ivan Ilyich
Leo Tolstoy
Anna Karenina (Vintage Classic Russians Series)
Leo Tolstoy
The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Confession
Leo Tolstoy;Mary Beard;Peter Carson
Anna Karenina
Leo Tolstoy
Hadji Murat
Leo Tolstoy Translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volokhonsky
The Death of Ivan Ilyich
Leo Tolstoy Translated by Richard Pevear and Larissa Volkhonsky
The Modern Library Collection Essential Russian Novels 4-Book Bundle
Leo Tolstoy, Fyodor Dostoevsky
The Death of Ivan Ilych and Other Stories
Leo Tolstoy
Childhood; Boyhood; Youth
Leo Tolstoy