The Death of Ivan Ilyich is a powerful and intense story that Tolstoy wrote when he was in his late fifties, almost a decade after his masterpiece, Anna Karenina. It is the story of a man whose main aim in life was to be comfortable, to enjoy life, and to be approved by society - … Continue reading The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy (1886)
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Back to the Classics: Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (1873-1877)
One of the problems with classic literature is that we may think we know what the book is about before we even read it. I can think of many classic books that I’ve never read but could tell you their basic plot. *SPOILER ALERT* This was the problem I had with Anna Karenina because my … Continue reading Back to the Classics: Anna Karenina by Leo Tolstoy (1873-1877)
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