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Fathers and Sons (Classics S.)
Ivan Turgenev
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Paperback. Clean copy with minor shelf wear. Light spotting to pages but remains a very good copy
When Arkady Petrovich comes home from college, his father finds his eager, naive son changed almost beyond recognition, for the impressionable Arkady has fallen under the powerful influence of the friend accompanying him. A self-proclaimed nihilist, the ardent young Bazarov shocks Arkady's father by criticizing the landowning way of life and by his outspoken determination to sweep away the traditional values of contemporary Russian society. Turgenev's depiction of the conflict between generations and their ideals stunned readers when "Fathers and Sons" was first published in 1862. But many could sympathize with Arkady's fascination with the nihilistic hero whose story vividly ... Read more
When Arkady Petrovich comes home from college, his father finds his eager, naive son changed almost beyond recognition, for the impressionable Arkady has fallen under the powerful influence of the friend accompanying him. A self-proclaimed nihilist, the ardent young Bazarov shocks Arkady's father by criticizing the landowning way of life and by his outspoken determination to sweep away the traditional values of contemporary Russian society. Turgenev's depiction of the conflict between generations and their ideals stunned readers when "Fathers and Sons" was first published in 1862. But many could sympathize with Arkady's fascination with the nihilistic hero whose story vividly ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
1973
Publisher
Penguin Classics
Condition
Used, Very Good
Number of Pages
304
Place of Publication
London, United Kingdom
ISBN
9780140441475
SKU
KMK0007666
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 2 to 4 working days
Ref
99-1
About Ivan Turgenev
Turgenev was born in 1818. His series of six novels reflect the period of Russian life between the 1830s and 1870s. He also wrote plays, short stories, literary essays and memoirs. He died in Paris in 1883. Rosemary Edmonds translated many Russian works during her lifetime, including Tolstoy, Dostoyevsky & Pushkin for Penguin.
Reviews for Fathers and Sons (Classics S.)
"No fiction writer can be read through with a steadier admiration."
Edmund Wilson
Edmund Wilson