Fathers and Sons (A Norton Critical Edition)
by Ivan Turgenev, Constance Garnett
3.9
(144 ratings)234 pages1862W. W. Norton & CompanyISBN 9780393096521
ClassicsFictionClassicsCharacter drivenWeak Character DevelopmentUnloveable CharactersNot Diverse CharactersClassicsPhilosophical FictionRealistic FictionFictionFathers and sonsDomestic fictionFamily & RelationshipsForeign Language StudyLiteratureRussian languageConflict of generationsLiterary CollectionsGeneral
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About this book
Examines the conflict of attitudes in mid-19th-century Russia, as distant pre-echoes of the Revolution continue to rumble through the remote rural landscape. The story follows the Kirsanov family, representatives of the old regime, and the violent character of the anti-hero Bazarov.
Publication Details
- Publisher
- W. W. Norton & Company
- Published
- 1862
- Pages
- 234
- ISBN
- 9780393096521
- Language
- en
About Ivan Turgenev
Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (Russian: Ива́н Серге́евич Турге́нев) was a Russian novelist, short story writer, poet, playwright, translator and popularizer of Russian literature in the West. His first major publication, a short story collection titled A Sportsman's Sketches (1852), was a milestone of Russian realism. His novel Fathers and Sons (1862) is regarded as one of the major works of 19th-century fiction.
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