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A Desperate Character and Other Stories

By Ivan Turgenev

2020-05-25 21:49:22

A DESPERATE CHARACTER AND OTHER TALES is a collection of Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev's stories that span his career. The six tales were written between 1847 and 1881. "Pyetushkov" (1847), "The Brigadier" (1867), "A Strange Story" (1869), "Punin and Bab ... Read more
A DESPERATE CHARACTER AND OTHER TALES is a collection of Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev's stories that span his career. The six tales were written between 1847 and 1881. "Pyetushkov" (1847), "The Brigadier" (1867), "A Strange Story" (1869), "Punin and Baburin" (1874), "Old Portraits" (1881), and "A Desperate Character" (1881) are a showcase of the classic Russian stylist's work and a study in Russian lyrical fatalism, idealism, and a struggle with issues of will and aspirations. Less

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File size203.341 KB
Print pages232
PublisherPublic Domain Books
LanguageEnglish
ISBN9781406569995
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Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev
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Ivan Sergeyevich Turgenev (November 9 [O.S. October 28] 1818 – September 3, 1883) was a novelist, poet, and dramatist, and now ranks as one of the towering figures of Russian literature. His major w...

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