{"product_id":"the-death-of-ivan-ilyich-and-other-stories-paperback","title":"The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eLeo Tolstoy\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eAnthony Briggs\u003c\/b\u003e (Introduction by), \u003cb\u003eAnthony Briggs\u003c\/b\u003e (Translator)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHere 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. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eFor 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.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCount Leo Tolstoy \u003c\/b\u003ewas born on September 9, 1828, in Yasnaya Polyana, Russia. Orphaned at nine, he was brought up by an elderly aunt and educated by French tutors until he matriculated at Kazan University in 1844. In 1847, he gave up his studies and, after several aimless years, volunteered for military duty in the army, serving as a junior officer in the Crimean War before retiring in 1857. In 1862, Tolstoy married Sophie Behrs, a marriage that was to become, for him, bitterly unhappy. His diary, started in 1847, was used for self-study and self-criticism; it served as the source from which he drew much of the material that appeared not only in his great novels \u003cb\u003eWar and Peace\u003c\/b\u003e (1869) and \u003cb\u003eAnna Karenina\u003c\/b\u003e (1877), but also in his shorter works. Seeking religious justification for his life, Tolstoy evolved a new Christianity based upon his own interpretation of the Gospels. Yasnaya Polyana became a mecca for his many converts At the age of eighty-two, while away from home, the writer suffered a break down in his health in Astapovo, Riazan, and he died there on November 20, 1910. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eAnthony Briggs\u003c\/b\u003e has written, translated, or edited twenty books in the fields of Russian and English literature. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eDavid McDuff\u003c\/b\u003e was educated at the University of Edinburgh and has translated a number of works for Penguin Classics, including Dostoyevsky's \u003cb\u003eThe Brothers Karamazov\u003c\/b\u003e. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003eRonald Wilks\u003c\/b\u003e studied Russian language and literature at Trinity College, Cambridge, and later Russian literature at London University, where he received his Ph.D. in 1972. He has also translated 'The Little Demon' by Sologub and, for Penguin Classics, \u003cb\u003eMy Childhood\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMy Apprenticeship \u003c\/b\u003eand \u003cb\u003eMy Universities \u003c\/b\u003eby Gorky, \u003cb\u003eThe Golovlyov Family \u003c\/b\u003eby Saltykov-Shchedrin and four volumes of stories by Chekhov: \u003cb\u003eThe Kiss and Other Stories\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe Duel and Other Stories\u003c\/b\u003e, \u003cb\u003eThe Party and Other Stories\u003c\/b\u003e and \u003cb\u003eThe Fiancée and Other Stories\u003c\/b\u003e.\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 352\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.83 x 7.78 x 5.05 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 01, 2008\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52717352812877,"sku":"9780140449617","price":12.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0927\/3304\/7117\/files\/V1ZYaUV3RTVoM0xZaXIxTDVaMjBJdz09.webp?v=1762426241","url":"https:\/\/belfastbooks.us\/products\/the-death-of-ivan-ilyich-and-other-stories-paperback","provider":"belfastbooks.us","version":"1.0","type":"link"}