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Leo Tolstoy was born in central Russia on 9 September 1828. In 1852 he published his first work, the autobiographical Childhood. He served in the army during the Crimean War and his Sevastopol Sketches (1855-6) are based on his experiences. His two most popular masterpieces are War and Peace (1864-69) and Anna Karenina (1875-8). He died in 20 November 1910.As good as anything Tolstoy ever wrote... Self-assured, vital, unforgettable
Guardian
The simplicity and power of this novella, the story of the terrible encroachment of death on a shallow man spiritually unprepared for it, has staggered millions
Sunday Telegraph
I don't read Russian, but I think Tolstoy's writing comes over whatever translation you read...he wrote the great, terrible story <i>The Death of Ivan Illyich</i>
- Redmond O'Hanlon, Independent
An indubitable masterpiece
- Yann Martel,
For me, the best insight into the process of dying comes from Leo Tolstoy in his short story, <i>The</i> <i>Death of Ivan Ilych</i>, which examines the life and death of the most ordinary man
- Oliver James, Mail on Sunday