The Death of Ivan Ilyich & The Kreutzer Sonata

In "The Death of Ivan Ilyich & The Kreutzer Sonata," Leo Tolstoy intricately weaves existential themes with incisive social critique, exploring the human condition and the complexities of love, death, and morality. The novella "The Death of Ivan Ilyich" presents a poignant examination of a bureaucrat's anguished realization of his superficial existence as he confronts terminal illness, while "The ...