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Ep. 12 - A Discussion of 'Ivan Ilyich:' Donna Orwin and Stephen Blackwood

The Ralston College Podcast

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Tolstoy's Greatest Novel

Tolstoy is a very, very great writer. What makes him so good? Well, aside from whether you agree or disagree with him, I think one of his greatest- This is something you won't notice because he doesn't want you to notice it. But it's the way he tries to engage you and get you involved and get you questioning, get you helping him tell his story. So he has a way of appealing over and over again. He's always asking you, don't you agree with this? He'll give you a story. And then in very subtle ways, he'll turn to his reader and say, isn't that what you've thought? Don't

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