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The subject of this well-known Tolstoy novella is a high court judge in St. Petersburg who lives a carefree life. One day, without warning, he is beset by pains and soon has to come to terms with the fact that he is going to die. The judge has to learn to face death without fear and yet feel compassion for the family he is leaving behind.

The brilliance of this story is in how a normal bureaucrat, a judge in this case, has a small accident that winds up gradually taking his life. As he deals with this incident, with hope at first and then despair, he comes to terms with his family, his life, and the mediocrities that we all suffer with, except for the exceptional few. This story rings a particularly poignant note for those in early middle age facing the next part of their lives. This story is considered Tolstoy's best.

Piccolo di dimensione, ma grande capolavoro di Tolstoj, la morte di Ivan Ilijc è scritta nel 1886, quando l’autore è tutto permeato dai temi morali e religiosi che accompagnarono i suoi ultimi anni. Il protagonista viene accompagnato passo per passo fino al suo ultimo respiro, e con lui vengono affrontati, vissuti, e compresi i tormenti fisici e morali di chi ha vissuto una vita inconsapevole, seguendo i dettami di una società basata sul denaro e sulle convenzioni.