The Death of Ivan Ilyich
A successful judge hurts his side hanging drapes, then faces a long dying where evasive doctors fail him and peasant Gerasim shows what his correct life missed…
2,986-word summary · 13 min read
Tag: short novel
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Notes from Underground
Dostoevsky's 1864 Notes from Underground follows a bitter retired clerk who rants against reason, then relives a shameful dinner with old schoolmates and his…
3,636-word summary · 16 min read
After Dark
On one night in Tokyo, student Mari reads in a diner and talks with Takahashi while her sister Eri sleeps, as a love hotel incident and night workers cross…
2,986-word summary · 13 min read