The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Master and Man

Leo Tolstoy, Ann Pasternak Slater

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Modern Library Inc
15 August 2004

Classic fiction (pre c 1945)

Series: Modern Library Classics

For fans of the great Russian writers, two brilliant Tolstoy novellas, the equal of Dostoevsky's Notes from Underground.

This new edition combines Tolstoy's most famous short tale, The Death of Ivan Ilyich, with a less well known but equally brilliant gem, Master and Man, both newly translated by Ann Pasternak Slater. Both stories confront death and the process of dying- In Ivan Ilyich, a bureaucrat looks back over his life, which suddenly seems meaningless and wasteful, while in Master and Man, a landowner and servant must each confront the value of the other as they brave a devastating snowstorm. The quintessential Tolstoyan themes of mortality, spiritual redemption, and life's meaning are nowhere more movingly and deftly explored than in these two tales.

This unique edition also includes a critical Introduction and extensive notes by Ann Pasternak Slater, a Fellow at St. Anne's College, Oxford.

By: Leo Tolstoy
Translated by: Ann Pasternak Slater
Imprint: Modern Library Inc
Country of Publication: United States
Edition: New edition
Dimensions: Height: 201mm, Width: 134mm, Spine: 9mm
Weight: 142g
ISBN: 9780375760990
ISBN 10: 0375760997
Series: Modern Library Classics
Pages: 160
Publication Date: 15 August 2004
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) was born in central Russia. After serving in the Crimean War, he retired to his estate and devoted himself to writing, farming, and raising his large family. His novels and outspoken social polemics brought him world fame. Ann Pasternak Slater is a literary scholar and translator who was formerly a fellow and tutor at St Anne's College, Oxford. She's written and lectured on her uncle Boris Pasternak's translations of Shakespeare playsinto Russian.

Reviews for The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Master and Man

No one has ever excelled Tolstoy in expressing that specific flavor, the exact quality of a feeling. --Isaiah Berlin<br><br><br> From the Hardcover edition.