Death of Ivan Ilych and Other Stories (Tolstoy - mm PB)

Author: Leo Tolstoy

ISBN: 9780451532176

Binding: mass market paperback

Section: Fiction

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.”