| The Death of Ivan Ilyich Contributor(s): Tolstoy, Leo (Author), Davies, Oliver Ford (Read by), Maude, Aylmer (Translator) |
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ISBN: 1094015660 ISBN-13: 9781094015668 Publisher: Naxos OUR PRICE: $35.99 Product Type: MP3 CD - Other Formats Published: April 2020 |
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| BISAC Categories: - Fiction | Classics - Fiction | Literary |
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| Publisher Description: Drawing on the experience of his own struggle to find enlightenment and a deeper spiritual understanding of life, Leo Tolstoy takes us on the final journey towards death with Ivan Ilyich, who, falling victim to an incurable illness, ponders his life in its shallowness and lack of compassion, ultimately wondering about the meaning of it all. At times somber and satirical, Tolstoy's novel raises questions about the way we live and how we should strive even at the end to seek final redemption. It is a powerful masterpiece of psychological exploration and has influenced writers as diverse as Hemingway and Nabokov. This version is translated by Aylmer and Louise Maude. |
Contributor Bio(s): Tolstoy, Leo: - Leo Tolstoy (1828-1910) was born about two hundred miles from Moscow. His mother died when he was two, his father when he was nine. His parents were of noble birth, and Tolstoy remained acutely aware of his aristocratic roots, even when he later embraced doctrines of equality and the brotherhood of man. After serving in the army in the Caucasus and Crimea, where he wrote his first stories, he traveled and studied educational theories. In 1862 he married Sophia Behrs and for the next fifteen years lived a tranquil, productive life, finishing War and Peace in 1869 and Anna Karenina in 1877. In 1879 he underwent a spiritual crisis; he sought to propagate his beliefs on faith, morality, and nonviolence, writing mostly parables, tracts, and morality plays. Tolstoy died of pneumonia in 1910 at the age of eighty-two.Davies, Oliver Ford: - Oliver Ford Davies has, over the last forty years, become one of the world's most esteemed actors. He spent twelve years with the Royal Shakespeare Company and won the Olivier Award for Best Actor while at the National Theatre. His television work includes Kavanagh QC, Inspector Morse, David Copperfield, and Sparkling Cyanide; his films include The Mother, Johnny English, Mrs. Brown, and Atonement. |