The Death of Ivan Ilyich
 | EasyRead EditionBy Leo Tolstoy ReadHowYouWant, 2007, Paperback Customer Rating: 73 reviews Recommend |
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A masterpiece in which Tolstoy’s writing prowess reaches its zenith. It focusses on a subject close to human life – death. The issue is introduced through the character of a high court judge who recognizes, after death stares him in the face, that his life has been pointless and devoid of meaning. Moving and insightful! This EasyRead Edition has been optimized for readers with normal vision who prefer to enhance their reading pleasure.
Title: The Death of Ivan Ilyich (EasyRead Edition)
Sales Rank: 1658078 in Books
Author: Leo Tolstoy
Publisher: ReadHowYouWant, 2007-12-20, Paperback, 96 pages, ISBN: 142500198X
Package Dimensions: 8.7 x 6 x 0.3 inches, 0.35 pounds
- Tolstoy Wrote with the Mind of God
- My life would be a poor thing had I never read Tolstoy. Why does Russian translate so very very easily to English? This I found in Russian literature. More reviews
- Terrible translation
- I am currently reading "The Death of Ivan Ilych" by another translator and it is a remarkable and moving story. However,
the translation that is offered in this edition was so awkward that I found it unreadable. The purchase of this edition was a waste of money and it's now sitting on my bookshelf unread. I recommend the translation by Constance Garnett. I hope that Pevar and Volokhonsky (transaltors… More reviews
- An Examination of a Soul.
- An excellent, soulful book in the vein of The Trial, and Crime and Punishment. Vladimir Nabokov sums my views of this Novella quite well.
In his lectures on Russian Literature Russian born Novelist and critic Vladimir Nabokov argues that, for Tolstoy, a sinful life is (such as Ivan's was), moral death. Therefore death, the return of the soul to God… More reviews
- Powerful and deep
- Tolstoy had a great understanding of the human condition, as it's shown in this complex and thought-provoking novella about the mortality of man. It's the kind of book that, thanks to it's many layers, has to be read over and over. It's amazing how Tolstoy was able to build such an powerful story in only 100 pages, I've seen books with more… More reviews
- Uncomfortably Amazed.
- There is a point near the very end of this story that made me stop in my tracks. I almost couldn't continue, just from wanting to re-read it over and over. It was a sublime moment and I wanted to really savor it.
Prior to reading this very accessible short story by Tolstoy, my (mistaken) perception of Ivan Ilych was that he was somehow a "bad" character...I was… More reviews
