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Смерть Ивана Ильича
About this work
This satirical novella tells the story of the life and early death of a high court judge. Ivan Ilych is proud of his achievements and his status in society, despite his poor relations with his wife which renders his home life bleak and joyless. When he becomes hopelessly ill he begins to realize that he has not after all lived the good life he had supposed he was enjoying.
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Subjects
- Literature
- Manners and customs in fiction
- Novellas
- Fiction
- Death in fiction
- Russian
- Russian fiction
- Continental european fiction (fictional works by one author)
- Russian language
- Readers
- Death
- Sick