Author: David Domingos
Format: pdf
Number of Pages: 93
Illustrator: AI
Publish Date: 2026
Version: 2.0
Language Level: B2 – European Portuguese as a Foreign Language
Price: 12.00
This work is a pedagogical adaptation of The Death of Ivan Ilyich by Leo Tolstoy, one of the most remarkable texts in world literature for its psychological depth and reflection on the human condition.
This adaptation was developed for students of European Portuguese as a Foreign Language, level B2 of the CEFR, who already possess sufficient linguistic autonomy to tackle a demanding literary text, but who benefit from a clear and accessible linguistic organization.
The text preserves the serious, critical, and introspective tone of the original work, addressing themes such as:
- the meaning of life and social success;
- illness, suffering, and the denial of death;
- the hypocrisy of social conventions;
- and human loneliness in the face of death.
The adaptation respects the narrative structure and fundamental ideas of the work, maintaining complex sentences, abstract vocabulary, and discursive mechanisms typical of an advanced level, without, however, falling into excessive difficulty that could compromise the fluency of reading.
More than a story about death, The Death of Ivan Ilyich is a reflection on how we live—and on the moment when it is no longer possible to pretend that everything remains the same.