After a seemingly trivial injury in mid-life, respected judge Ivan Ilyich slowly begins to die. As his illness consumes him, he reflects on his life and struggles to make sense of the inevitable. Meanwhile, those around him react in different and sometimes unexpected ways ...

Featured in this edition from Socotra Books:

• Five complementary stories — How Much Land Does A Man Need?; After The Ball; Where Love Is, There God Is Also; Alyosha the Pot and The Three Questions are among Tolstoy’s most celebrated short tales.
• Page-by-page footnotes explaining cultural references from Tolstoy’s time and specialized or less-familiar vocabulary.
• An illustrated biography of the fascinating life of Leo Tolstoy.
• Subtle updates to the classic translation by Louise and Aylmer Maude improve clarity for the modern reader.

The Death of Ivan Ilyich is part of Socotra Books’ expanding series of classic short texts that entertain, intrigue and inspire. First published in 1886, this timeless philosophical novella is one of Tolstoy’s most celebrated works. It is unflinching in its exploration of the human experience in its many and opposing forms: fear and hope, contempt and compassion, defiance and acceptance.