Novella · 1886
The Death of Ivan Ilyich
Смерть Ивана Ильича
A respectable judge faces a question he spent his life avoiding.
LT
Leo Tolstoy 1828 – 1910 · Russia As an Amazon Associate, The Put’ earns from qualifying purchases at no extra cost to you.
Ivan Ilyich is a respectable judge who has done everything right: the career, the marriage, the comfortable flat. When a mysterious illness strikes, he is forced to face a question his ordinary life had helped him avoid — whether he lived as he should have.
Short, unsparing and quietly moving, it is often recommended as the best place to begin with Tolstoy.
Speaking Club
Talk from week one.
Small groups, real conversations, zero pressure. Led by our teachers.
Join a session