The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Confession (Paperback)

from drbrand

The life of the world happens in accordance with someone's will—someone achieves his purpose with this life of the whole world and with our lives. To have a hope of understanding the meaning of that will, one must first fulfill it—do what is wanted of us. But if I won't do what is wanted of me, t...

from madepercy

This is a well-planned and executed translation and companioning of Tolstoy's novella and his non-fiction Confession. Although the introduction and notes on the translation lean one towards such a conclusion, that it does what it says it will do makes it all the more satisfying. The novella focus...

from neurodrew

The Death of Ivan Ilyich and Confession Leo Tolstoy translated by Peter Carson September 23, 2014 The power of this translation supposedly comes from the fact that the translator was facing his own death as he was completing it. The prose is very clear, and compelling, but the emotion is all from...

from drbrand

The life of the world happens in accordance with someone's will—someone achieves his purpose with this life of the whole world and with our lives. To have a hope of understanding the meaning of that will, one must first fulfill it—do what is wanted of us. But if I won't do what is wanted of me, t...

from madepercy

This is a well-planned and executed translation and companioning of Tolstoy's novella and his non-fiction Confession. Although the introduction and notes on the translation lean one towards such a conclusion, that it does what it says it will do makes it all the more satisfying. The novella focus...