Turgenev: Mumu
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(19 ratings)116 pages2021Bloomsbury AcademicISBN 9781168755933
About this book
Mumu is a short story by Ivan Turgenev, a Russian novelist and story writer, written in 1854. The story of Gerasim, a deaf and mute serf whose life of poverty is brought into sharp relief by his connection with Mumu, a dog he rescued, brought greater national attention to the cruelties of serfdom, and received praise for its brutal portrayal of this institution in Russian society.
Publication Details
- Publisher
- Bloomsbury Academic
- Published
- 2021
- Pages
- 116
- ISBN
- 9781168755933
- 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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