Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories Two Lines Press when someone starts leaving gifts

when someone starts leaving gifts in the Christmas stocking mounted on the barn door

and no sustained objective

--New York Post

hard to untangle business ties complicated their private and public relationships

and a resistance to seeming external forces that sought to destroy her

Death of Ivan Ilyich and Other Stories Two Lines Press when someone starts leaving giftsThought provoking and profound stories from one of the greatest Russian authors This collection includes some of Leo Tolstoy's extraordinary short stories, from The Death of Ivan Ilyich in a masterly new translation, to The Raid, The Wood felling, Three Deaths, Polikushka, After the Ball, and The Forged Coupon, all gripping and eloquent lessons on two of Tolstoy's most persistent themes: life and death. More experimental than his novels, Tolstoy's