The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories (Standard format, CD, Library ed)


Hailed as one of the world's supreme masterpieces on the subject of death and dying, Leo Tolstoy's ""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. How, Tolstoy asks, does an unreflective man confront his one and only moment of truth?
This novella was the artistic culmination of a profound spiritual crisis in Tolstoy's life, a nine-year period following the publication of "Anna Karenina" during which he wrote not a word of fiction. A thoroughly absorbing and, at times, terrifying glimpse into the abyss of death, it is also a strong testament to the possibility of finding spiritual salvation.
Also included in this volume are ""The Forged Coupon,"" ""After the Dance,"" ""My Dream,"" ""There Are No Guilty People,"" and ""The Young Tsar.""

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Hailed as one of the world's supreme masterpieces on the subject of death and dying, Leo Tolstoy's ""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. How, Tolstoy asks, does an unreflective man confront his one and only moment of truth?
This novella was the artistic culmination of a profound spiritual crisis in Tolstoy's life, a nine-year period following the publication of "Anna Karenina" during which he wrote not a word of fiction. A thoroughly absorbing and, at times, terrifying glimpse into the abyss of death, it is also a strong testament to the possibility of finding spiritual salvation.
Also included in this volume are ""The Forged Coupon,"" ""After the Dance,"" ""My Dream,"" ""There Are No Guilty People,"" and ""The Young Tsar.""

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Imprint

Tantor Media Inc.

Country of origin

United States

Release date

2009

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First published

2009

Authors

Narrators

Dimensions

165 x 172 x 24mm (L x W x T)

Format

CD

Running time

8 hours

Edition

Library ed

ISBN-13

978-1-4001-4077-0

Barcode

9781400140770

Categories

LSN

1-4001-4077-3



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