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Love and Youth

Essential Stories
By Ivan Turgenev
Series: Pushkin Collection
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Love and Youth by Ivan Turgenev explores the complex emotions and personal growth of young adults as they navigate love and life's challenges. Set against the backdrop of Russian society, the story delves into the characters' passions, ambitions, and the transformative experiences that shape their futures. Turgenev captures the intensity and vulnerability of youth with his trademark elegance and insight.
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This book may appeal to you if you enjoy exploring themes of romantic longing and the complexities of young love. Set against the backdrop of Turgenev's rich character development and keen observations of social interactions, it captures the emotional intensity and wistfulness of youth.

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Love and Youth

This collection, in a lyrical new translation by Nicolas Slater, places Turgenev's great novella First Love alongside a selection of his classic stories. From the evocative rural scenes of 'Bezhin Meadow' and 'Rattling Wheels', to the pathos and humanity of 'The District Doctor' and 'Biryuk', these are stories to be lingered over.

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An icon of Russian literature, Turgenev was able to contain the narrative sweep of a novel in a single short story. His protagonists experience the joy and painful turbulence of first love, the thrilling adventures of youth, and the layered reflections of maturity.

His great skill is to make his readers feel alongside these characters, rendering their complex interiorities, whether nobility or serf, in these stories charged with a profound social conscience.

Love and Youth encapsulates these themes beautifully, offering readers a glimpse into the emotional landscapes of its characters and the broader societal issues they navigate.

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Love and Youth by Ivan Turgenev is praised for its vivid depiction of Russian life, acting as a canvas for Turgenev's masterful portrayal of humanity. Esteemed by literary figures like Joseph Conrad and Henry James, who recognise the author's greatness, the book is noted for transcending its era and remaining deeply authentic, as highlighted by the Guardian. V. S. Pritchett commends Turgenev as one of Russian literature's great observers, alongside Tolstoy.

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INFORMATION

ISBN: 9781782276012

Publisher: Pushkin Press

Format: Paperback / softback

Date Published: 29 October 2020

Country: United Kingdom

Imprint: Pushkin Press

Contributors:

  • Translated by Maya Slater
  • Translated by Nicolas Slater Pasternak

Audience: General / adult

DIMENSIONS

Width: 120.0mm

Height: 165.0mm

Weight: 0g

Pages: 224

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Fiction General Fiction Ivan Turgenev Literary Fiction Series: Pushkin Collection

About the Author

Ivan Turgenev was born to an aristocratic family in 1818. In 1852, he wrote an obituary for Gogol for the Saint Petersburg Gazette. Banned by the censor in Saint Petersburg, it was nevertheless published in Moscow, leading to Turgenev being briefly imprisoned then exiled for two years on his country estate.

Turgenev lived for much of his life in Western Europe, where he became friends with writers such as Gustave Flaubert. His most famous novel Fathers and Sons was poorly received by many Russian critics. It is now regarded as one of the greatest novels of the nineteenth century.

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