A mysterious illness brings Ivan Ilyich close to death. As the end slowly approaches, the prominent judge can no longer hide behind the illusions that defined his life and is forced to face it head-on, with sober-mindedness and honesty. What he gradually discovers is painful - is there still time to change it?
With "The Death of Ivan Ilyich," the great Russian classic proves that he is also a master of the short form. This novella, which is the indisputable masterpiece of his later work, continues to move readers today, has garnered the admiration of authors such as Rolland, Cortázar, and existentialists, and serves as a source of inspiration for filmmakers including Kurosawa.
The Death of Ivan Ilyich is a novella by Tolstoy, published in Russia in 1886, where life is examined in the face of death. In this work, which consists of fifty-eight pages and twelve sections, Tolstoy provides a remarkable description of the turmoil and internal crisis that the presence of death causes in a person. It contains elements from the crisis caused by the fear of death in the author himself.
