The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Master and Man
The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Master and Man by Leo Tolstoy is a new edition published by Random House Publishing Group on August 10, 2004. This edition features two of Tolstoy’s significant short stories, newly translated by Ann Pasternak Slater. The narratives delve into profound themes surrounding death and the process of dying, with “The Death of Ivan Ilyich” focusing on a bureaucrat reflecting on a seemingly wasted life, while “Master and Man” presents a landowner and his servant facing a perilous snowstorm that challenges their perceptions of each other.
Readers will find that both stories explore quintessential Tolstoyan themes such as mortality and spiritual redemption. This edition also includes a critical Introduction and extensive notes by Ann Pasternak Slater, enhancing the reader’s understanding of the texts. With a total of 160 pages, this collection offers a thoughtful examination of life’s meaning through the lens of fiction and literary artistry.
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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.
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