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Title | The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories (Wordsworth Classics) | Height | 198 mm |
Author | Leo Tolstoy | Width | 129 mm |
ISBN-13 | 9781840224535 | Binding | PAPERBACK |
ISBN-10 | 1840224533 | Spine Width | 15 mm |
Publisher | Wordsworth Classics | Pages | 288 |
Edition | Availability | In Stock |


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The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories (Wordsworth Classics)
Author: Leo Tolstoy
Leo Tolstoy combined detailed physical description with perceptive psychological insight to sweep aside the sham of surface appearances and lay bare mans intimate gestures, acts, and thoughts. Murder and sacrifice... greed and devotion... lust and affection... vanity and love -- one by one, in this volume of great stories, Tolstoy dissects the basic drives, emotions, and Leo Tolstoy combined detailed physical description with perceptive psychological insight to sweep aside the sham of surface appearances and lay bare mans intimate gestures, acts, and thoughts. Murder and sacrifice... greed and devotion... lust and affection... vanity and love -- one by one, in this volume of great stories, Tolstoy dissects the basic drives, emotions, and motives of ordinary people searching for self-knowledge and spiritual perfection. Chekhov said, Of authors my favorite is Tolstoy. And Turgenev marveled at the strength of his huge talent... It sends a cold shudder even down my back... He is a master, a master.