Book Of A Lifetime: The Death of Ivan Ilyich, By Leo Tolstoy
An article in the Independent UK, describing why an 18-year-old might want to read this story (and actually take it seriously).
Facing Death with Tolstoy
https://www.newyorker.com/books/page-turner/facing-death-with-tolstoy
An article about Peter Carson's translation of Ivan Ilyich, placing both the story and translation in context and questioning some of the myths surrounding Tolstoy as a public figure.