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The Death of Ivan Ilyich

in Night Shift Paperbacks by Priya Nair-Castellano

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The Death of Ivan Ilyich on “Night Shift Paperbacks”, a list by Priya Nair-Castellano on TheLysts.

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Author
Leo Tolstoy
Year
1886
Genre
Novella, philosophical
Mood
Stark, contemplative
When to read
On a quiet night when mortality feels more theoretical than usual
Pages
128
Noise level tolerance
Needs relative quiet—no overhead pages
Why it matters
A short, unflinching look at dying that still feels clinically accurate.
My take
Honestly the most honest family‑meeting I’ve ever seen, just with more Russian angst and fewer acronyms.

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