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The Death of Ivan Ilych
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Ivan Ilych is dead.
After a long, agonizing, indeterminate illness, the lively, amiable and intelligent man is no more.
All was going well and life was being lived more or less agreeably, until the moment death came knocking on his door.
Life is there and now it is going and I cannot stop it.
But what is the meaning of life and what is death? Why this torment, this agony? Why should he die while others around him are alive and well.
When I am not, what will there be? There will be nothing. Then where shall I be when I am no more?
This is the story of one man’s struggle with death.
A man who in the midst of life finds himself face to face with mortality. Tormented by the thoughts of death and nothingness, his emotions constantly fluctuate between hope and despair, longing and helplessness, joy and darkness.
He ponders upon loneliness; upon the cruelty of man, upon the cruelty of God.
And the absence of God.
“What do you want? What do you want?� he repeated to himself.
“What do I want? To live and not suffer.� He answered.
After a long, agonizing, indeterminate illness, the lively, amiable and intelligent man is no more.
All was going well and life was being lived more or less agreeably, until the moment death came knocking on his door.
Life is there and now it is going and I cannot stop it.
But what is the meaning of life and what is death? Why this torment, this agony? Why should he die while others around him are alive and well.
When I am not, what will there be? There will be nothing. Then where shall I be when I am no more?
This is the story of one man’s struggle with death.
A man who in the midst of life finds himself face to face with mortality. Tormented by the thoughts of death and nothingness, his emotions constantly fluctuate between hope and despair, longing and helplessness, joy and darkness.
He ponders upon loneliness; upon the cruelty of man, upon the cruelty of God.
And the absence of God.
“What do you want? What do you want?� he repeated to himself.
“What do I want? To live and not suffer.� He answered.
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Reading Progress
July 7, 2022
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Started Reading
July 7, 2022
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July 8, 2022
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classics
July 8, 2022
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philosophy
July 8, 2022
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russian
July 8, 2022
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Finished Reading
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"To live and not suffer� Wow, It really got to me! Great review, Helga.
Helga wrote: "Yasi wrote: ""To live and not suffer� Wow! It really got to me, great review, Helga."Thanks, Yasi! This book was deep and intense!"
Just added it to my TBR, Looking forward to reading it in the future.
Yasi wrote: "Helga wrote: "Yasi wrote: ""To live and not suffer� Wow! It really got to me, great review, Helga."Thanks, Yasi! This book was deep and intense!"
Just added it to my TBR, Looking forward to read..."
Hope you'll like it too!
I’ve had this on my shelf for the longest time, and this convinced me to finally pick it up 😅
rachelle (taylor’s version) wrote: "I’ve had this on my shelf for the longest time, and this convinced me to finally pick it up 😅"I love Tolstoy! Hope you'll like reading this too! x
I've enjoyed it too. And it will one day again be a reread.
Tom wrote: "I've enjoyed it too. And it will one day again be a reread."I will re-read it too!
It's good to see this book in my feed. Very glad you enjoyed it!
Maximus wrote: "It's good to see this book in my feed. Very glad you enjoyed it!"Thanks! Glad you loved it too!
Thanks, Yasi! This book was deep and intense!