Author : Leo Tolstoy
Publisher : Golgotha Press
ISBN 13 : 1610426355
Total Pages : 122 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (14 download)
Book Synopsis The Death of Ivan Ilych (Annotated with Biography and Critical Essay) by : Leo Tolstoy
Download or read book The Death of Ivan Ilych (Annotated with Biography and Critical Essay) written by Leo Tolstoy and published by Golgotha Press. This book was released on 2013-11-21 with total page 122 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Tolstoy begins The Death of Ivan Ilyich with the protagonist’s death and moves backward from there. The novel opens with Peter Ivanovich reading about the death of his fellow judge and friend Ivan Ilyich, who has just died at the age of forty-five. Peter is with a group of legal representatives during a break in a trial as he glances through the obituaries. With the news of their colleague’s death, each man thinks about how Ivan’s passing might benefit them. None of them are looking forward to visiting the family to pay their respects. It is just a social obligation. This annotated edition includes a biography and critical essay.