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Here are some of Tolstoy's extraordinary short stories, from \"The Death of Ivan Ilyich.\" in a masterly new translation, to \"The Raid,\" \"The Wood-felling,\" \"Three Deaths,\" \"Polikushka,\" \"After the Ball,\" and \"The Forged Coupon,\" all gripping and eloquent lessons on two of Tolstoy's most persistent themes: life and death. More experimental than his novels, Tolstoy's stories are essential reading for anyone interested in his development as one of the major writers and thinkers of his time.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
Editions of The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780140449617
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780140445084
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780451525086
- Paperback
- ISBN 9780451528803
- EBook
- ISBN 9781101160602
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Here are some of Tolstoy's extraordinary short stories, from \"The Death of Ivan Ilyich.\" in a masterly new translation, to \"The Raid,\" \"The Wood-felling,\" \"Three Deaths,\" \"Polikushka,\" \"After the Ball,\" and \"The Forged Coupon,\" all gripping and eloquent lessons on two of Tolstoy's most persistent themes: life and death. More experimental than his novels, Tolstoy's stories are essential reading for anyone interested in his development as one of the major writers and thinkers of his time.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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Here are some of Tolstoy's extraordinary short stories, from \"The Death of Ivan Ilyich.\" in a masterly new translation, to \"The Raid,\" \"The Wood-felling,\" \"Three Deaths,\" \"Polikushka,\" \"After the Ball,\" and \"The Forged Coupon,\" all gripping and eloquent lessons on two of Tolstoy's most persistent themes: life and death. More experimental than his novels, Tolstoy's stories are essential reading for anyone interested in his development as one of the major writers and thinkers of his time.
For more than seventy years, Penguin has been the leading publisher of classic literature in the English-speaking world. With more than 1,700 titles, Penguin Classics represents a global bookshelf of the best works throughout history and across genres and disciplines. Readers trust the series to provide authoritative texts enhanced by introductions and notes by distinguished scholars and contemporary authors, as well as up-to-date translations by award-winning translators.
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Fiction > Fiction: literary and general non-genre > Classic fiction: literary and general
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Leo Tolstoy
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The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories is available as paperback(ISBN 9780140449617) and paperback(ISBN 9780140445084) and paperback(ISBN 9780451525086) and paperback(ISBN 9780451528803) and ebook(ISBN 9781101160602)
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