{"product_id":"the-death-of-ivan-ilyich","title":"The Death of Ivan Ilyich","description":"\u003cp\u003eHailed as one of the world's supreme masterpieces on the subject of death and dying,\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eThe Death of Ivan Ilyich\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eis the story of a worldly careerist, a high court judge who has never given the inevitability of his dying so much as a passing thought. But one day, death announces itself to him, and to his shocked surprise, he is brought face to face with his own mortality.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHow, Tolstoy asks, does an unreflective man confront his one and only moment of truth?\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis short novel was an artistic culmination of a profound spiritual crisis in Tolstoy's life, a nine-year period following the publication of\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003e\u003ci\u003eAnna Karenina\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cspan\u003e \u003c\/span\u003eduring which he wrote not a word of fiction. A thoroughly absorbing, and, at times, terrifying glimpse into the abyss of death, it is also a strong testament to the possibility of finding spiritual salvation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis audiobook is expertly read by Constantine Gregory, with audio engineering by Austin Conway. It was produced and published by Echo Point Books \u0026amp; Media, LLC, an independent bookseller in Brattleboro, Vermont.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Echo Point Books \u0026 Media","offers":[{"title":"Audiobook","offer_id":45964860948653,"sku":null,"price":12.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0700\/9134\/1997\/files\/DeathofIvanIlyich_FC.jpg?v=1777577692","url":"https:\/\/www.echopointbooks.com\/products\/the-death-of-ivan-ilyich","provider":"Echo Point Books \u0026 Media","version":"1.0","type":"link"}